{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-5-121","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-5-121","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in 69-5-122, 69-5-123, and this section, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Added structure\" means any outbuildings, improvements, irrigation pumps, facilities, or other structures located on a small customer's property.\n(2) \"Commercial structure\" means a building used for commercial purposes.\n(3) \"Contractor\" means a person who submits a proposal to construct or enters into a contract to construct an extension and who is licensed, insured, a member of the national electrical contractors association, and experienced in comparable construction.\n(4) \"Electric utility\" means:\n(a) a public utility regulated by the public service commission pursuant to Title 69, chapter 3, that provides electrical service for heat, light, or power to a small customer; or\n(b) a utility qualifying as a rural electric cooperative pursuant to Title 35, chapter 18, that provides electrical service for heat, light, or power to a small customer.\n(5) \"Extension\" means any works or improvements necessary to connect a residential, commercial, or added structure of a small customer to an electric utility's distribution or transmission system.\n(6) \"Residential structure\" means a single-family house, trailer, manufactured home, or mobile home, excluding any outbuildings, improvements, irrigation pumps, facilities, or other structures located on the property.\n(7) \"Small customer\" means a retail customer that has an individual load with an average monthly demand of less than 5,000 kilowatts.","path":["TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 5. POWER AND ENERGY COMPANIES","Part 1. Territorial Integrity for Electric Suppliers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0690/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0210/0690-0050-0010-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:18Z","sha256":"b82fec313bd3787fd4f0e424c439f6007cccc565035e48ae2c6e2b56577dbf60","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-5-115","next":"us-mt/69-5-122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}