RSA 363:37 · Definitions

363:37 Definitions. – In this subdivision:

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I.

"Individual customer data" means information that is collected as part of providing electric, natural gas, water, or related services to a customer that can identify, singly or in combination, that specific customer, including the name, address, account number, quantity, characteristics, or time of consumption by the customer.

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II.

"Service provider" means a public utility, as defined by RSA 362:2; a competitive electricity supplier, under RSA 374-F:7; an aggregator, as defined by RSA 53-E:2, II; a rural electric cooperative, under RSA 301:57; suppliers of natural gas, under RSA 362:4-b; and any other service provider that receives individual customer data from electric, natural gas, or water consumption.

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III.

"Primary purpose" means the main reason for the collection, storage, use, or disclosure of individual customer data which is limited to:

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(a)

Providing or billing for electrical or gas service.

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(b)

Meeting system, grid, or operational needs.

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(c)

Researching, developing, and implementing new rate structures and tariffs, demand response, customer assistance, energy management, or energy efficiency programs. Source. 2016, 258:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2016. 2019, 86:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2019.

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