In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(1) “Act” means the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003);
(2) “Baseline data” means the initial base level consumption and/or demand for electricity for the Utility as a whole, targeted segments and at end use level, as the case may be before a DSM programme begins to provide a starting point for comparison for assessing programme impact;
(3) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency established under subsection (1) of section 2 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (Act No. 52 of 2001);
(4) “Central Commission” means the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission referred to in sub-section (1) of section 76 of the Act;
(5) “Commission” means the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission referred to in sub-section (1) of section 82 of the Act;
(6) “Demand Side Management” or “(DSM)” means the measures taken by a distribution licensee affecting the activities beyond the consumer’s meter, with the objective of altering the end-use of electricity - whether it is to increase demand, decrease it, shift it between high and low peak periods, or manage it when there are intermittent load demands- in the overall interests of reducing the distribution licensee costs by making economic use of utility resources;
(7) “DSM Master Plan” means the comprehensive demand side management plan prepared under regulation 5 and approved by the Commission;
(8) “DSM Programme” means a demand side measure designed, developed and implemented by the distribution licensee;
(9) “DSM Resource Acquisition” means a mechanism to implement DSM projects through customers, Energy Service Companies, Non-Government Organisations, manufacturers/suppliers, or other private sector organizations, with payment made to them by the distribution licensee for the resultant energy and load reductions;
(10) “Energy Efficiency” or “EE” means activities or programmes that stimulate customers to reduce energy use by making investments in more efficient equipment or control that reduce energy use while maintaining a comparable level of service as perceived by the customer;
(11) “Energy Services Company” means a company which is in the business of providing energy efficient and load management equipment and/or services to end-use customers and is approved by the Bureau;
(12) “Evaluation”, Measurement and Verification or “(EM&V)” means activities which evaluate, monitor, measure and verify performance or other aspects of DSM and / or energy efficiency programmes or their market environment;
(13) “Licensee” means the distribution licensee in the State of Himachal Pradesh;
(14) “Load Research” means an activity embracing the measurement and study of the characteristics of electric loads to provide a thorough and reliable Compendium of HPERC Regulations, March 2021 3 knowledge of trends, and general behaviour of the load characteristics of the customers serviced by the electrical industry;
(15) “Monitoring and Reporting” means activities which monitor and evaluate the progress of DSM and / or energy efficiency programme of the Distribution Licensee.
(16) “State Designated Agency” or “SDA” means the agency designated by the State Government under clause (d) of section 15 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (Act No. 52 of 2001).
(17) the words and expressions used in these regulations and not defined herein but defined in the Act or the regulations issued by the Central Commission or any other regulations issued by the Commission, shall have the same meaning assigned to them respectively in the Act or such regulations issued by the Central Commission or such other regulations issued by the Commission.