OAR 330-020-0020: Definitions — General

For purposes of these rules, all terms are to be construed in a manner consistent with their common commercial usage absent an express indication to the contrary. When a term is commonly used in conflicting ways and there is no evidence of the meaning intended by the Department, the following rules of construction apply: (1) For natural gas and electricity information, if the term has a single recognized meaning for reports to the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), that meaning shall apply. (2) If the conditions of section (1) of this rule does not apply and if the term has a single recognized meaning for reports to the Oregon Public Utility Commissioner (OPUC), that meaning shall apply. (3) If the conditions of sections (1) and (2) of this rule do not apply and if the term has a single recognized meaning to the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) or the American Gas Association (AGA), that meaning shall apply.