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- annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Applicable regional transmission organization: means a nonprofit, member-based organization governed by an independent board of directors that serves as the regional transmission organization approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with oversight responsibility for the region that includes the provider's service territory. See Michigan Laws 460.1003
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Base state: means the state selected by a motor carrier according to the procedures established by the uniform program. See Michigan Laws 29.472
- Biomass: means any organic matter that is not derived from fossil fuels, that can be converted to usable fuel for the production of energy, and that replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Agricultural crops and crop wastes. See Michigan Laws 460.1003Board: means the wind energy resource zone board created under section 143. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Carbon capture and storage: means a process that involves collecting carbon dioxide at its source and storing, or sequestering, it to prevent its release into the atmosphere. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy: means electricity or steam generated using a clean energy system. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy portfolio: means the percentage of an electric provider's total retail electric sales consisting of clean energy or renewable energy. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy standard: means the clean energy portfolio required under section 51(1). See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy system: means an electricity generation facility or system or set of electricity generation systems that meets any of the following requirements:
(i) Generates electricity or steam without emitting greenhouse gas, including nuclear generation. See Michigan Laws 460.1003Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Customer meter: means an electric meter of a provider's retail customer. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 29.472 Distributed generation: means the generation of electricity under the distributed generation program. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Efficient electrification measure: means an electric appliance or equipment installed in an existing building to electrify, in whole or in part, space heating, water heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, or another building or industrial end use that would otherwise be served by combustion of fossil fuel on the premises and that meets best-practice standards for cost-effective energy efficiency as determined by the commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Efficient electrification measures plan: means a plan to offer and promote efficient electrification measures. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Electric provider: means any of the following:
(i) Any person or entity that is regulated by the commission for the purpose of selling electricity to retail customers in this state. See Michigan Laws 460.1005Energy conservation: means the reduction of customer energy use through the installation of measures or changes in energy usage behavior. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy efficiency: means a decrease in customer consumption of electricity or natural gas achieved through measures or programs that target customer behavior, equipment, devices, or materials without reducing the quality of energy services. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy star: means the voluntary partnership among the United States Department of Energy, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, product manufacturers, local utilities, and retailers to help promote energy efficient products by labeling with the energy star logo, educate consumers about the benefits of energy efficiency, and help promote energy efficiency in buildings by benchmarking and rating energy performance. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy storage system: means any technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing the energy for a period of time, and redelivering the energy. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy waste reduction plan: means a plan under section 71. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Federal approval: means approval by the applicable regional transmission organization or other Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved transmission planning process of a transmission project that includes the transmission line. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC Fund: means the environmental pollution prevention fund created in section 11130 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 29.472 Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance. Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Greenhouse gas: means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Grid reliability: means the ability, as defined by the regional transmission organization, of the bulk power system to withstand sudden, unexpected disturbances, such as short circuits or unanticipated loss of system elements because of natural causes. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Hazardous materials: means any of the following:
(i) "Hazardous waste" as that term is defined in section 11103 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324. See Michigan Laws 29.472in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Incremental costs of compliance: means the net revenue required by an electric provider to comply with the renewable energy standard, calculated as provided under section 47. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Independent transmission company: means that term as defined in section 2 of the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30, MCL 460. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Load management: means measures or programs that target equipment or behavior to result in decreased peak electricity demand such as by shifting demand from a peak to an off-peak period. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Modified net metering: means a utility billing method that applies the power supply component of the full retail rate to the net of the bidirectional flow of kilowatt hours across the customer interconnection with the utility distribution system, during a billing period or time-of-use pricing period. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Motor carrier: means a person engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials by highway. See Michigan Laws 29.472 Natural gas provider: means an investor-owned business engaged in the sale and distribution at retail of natural gas within this state whose rates are regulated by the commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1009 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. package: means cloth or fiber sack (such as is customarily used for the shipment of potatoes), barrel, box, crate, hamper or basket. See Michigan Laws 290.152 Participating state: means a state electing to participate in the uniform program by entering a base state agreement. See Michigan Laws 29.472 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Personal property: All property that is not real property. plan: means a plan approved under section 22 or former section 21 or 23 or found to comply with this act under former section 25, with any amendments adopted under this act. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Power unit: means a motor vehicle that provides motor power to the entire combination, or to the vehicle if a single unit. See Michigan Laws 29.472 Probate: Proving a will Provider: means an electric provider or a natural gas provider. See Michigan Laws 460.1009 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Renewable energy: means electricity or steam generated using a renewable energy system. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy credit: means a credit granted under a certification and tracking program established under section 41, which represents generated renewable energy. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy credit portfolio: means the sum of the renewable energy credits achieved by a provider for a particular year. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy resource: means a resource that naturally replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame and that is ultimately derived from solar power, water power, or wind power. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy system: means a facility, electricity generation system, or set of electricity generation systems that use 1 or more renewable energy resources to generate electricity or steam. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Resource adequacy: describes having sufficient resources to provide customers with a continuous supply of electricity at the proper voltage and frequency, virtually always and across a range of reasonably foreseeable conditions. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nshall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c Site: means , except as used in part 8, a contiguous site, regardless of the number of meters at that site. See Michigan Laws 460.1013 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. Transmission line: means all structures, equipment, and real property necessary to transfer electricity at system bulk supply voltage of 100 kilovolts or more. See Michigan Laws 460.1013 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Uniform application: means the uniform registration and permit application form established under the uniform program. See Michigan Laws 29.472 Uniform program: means the uniform state hazardous materials transportation registration and permit program established in the report submitted and amended pursuant to 49 USC 5119(b). See Michigan Laws 29.472 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o