§18771 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the subchapter. Administrator is the head of the Energy Information Administration. Annual Critical Minerals Outlook is the yearly report called for in section 1606(j)(1)(B) of title 30. Critical mineral is defined in section 1606(a) of title 30. Household energy burden is a household’s residential energy spending (per 10 C.F.R. 440.3, in effect Nov. 15, 2021) divided by its yearly income; “household with a high energy burden” uses that same rule. Large manufacturing facility uses more than 35,000 megawatt‑hours a year or has peak demand over 10 megawatts. Load‑serving entity (sec. 824q(a), title 16), Regional Transmission Organization (sec. 796, title 16), and rural area (sec. 918c(a), title 7) are defined in those cited sections. Miscellaneous electric load is electricity used by devices in or serving a building that is not for heating, ventilating, cooling, lighting, heating water, or refrigeration.

Title 42, §18771

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.

(2)The term “Annual Critical Minerals Outlook” means the Annual Critical Minerals Outlook prepared under section 1606(j)(1)(B) of title 30.

(3)The term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in section 1606(a) of title 30.

(4)The term “household energy burden” means the quotient obtained by dividing—

(A)the residential energy expenditures (as defined in section 440.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on November 15, 2021)) of the applicable household; by

(B)the annual income of that household.

(5)The term “household with a high energy burden” has the meaning given the term in section 440.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on November 15, 2021).

(6)The term “large manufacturing facility” means a manufacturing facility that—

(A)annually consumes more than 35,000 megawatt-hours of electricity; or

(B)has a peak power demand of more than 10 megawatts.

(7)The term “load-serving entity” has the meaning given the term in section 824q(a) of title 16.

(8)The term “miscellaneous electric load” means electricity that—

(A)is used by an appliance or device—

(i)within a building; or

(ii)to serve a building; and

(B)is not used for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, water heating, or refrigeration.

(9)The term “Regional Transmission Organization” has the meaning given the term in section 796 of title 16.

(10)The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in section 918c(a) of title 7.

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, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title.

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