1The following definitions apply in this Act.
“amalgamating corporations” means
(personnes morales fusionnantes)
(a)
the New Brunswick Power Holding Corporation, continued under the
Business Corporations Act on October 1, 2004,
(b)
the New Brunswick Power Distribution and Customer Service Corporation, incorporated under the
Business Corporations Act on February 5, 2004,
(c)
the New Brunswick Power Nuclear Corporation, incorporated under the
Business Corporations Act on February 5, 2004,
(d)
the New Brunswick Power Transmission Corporation, incorporated under the
Business Corporations Act on February 5, 2004,
(e)
the New Brunswick Power Coleson Cove Corporation, incorporated under the
Business Corporations Act on February 5, 2004,
(f)
Mine Reclamation Inc., the corporation that was continued under the
Business Corporations Act on April 29, 1986, under the name N. B. Coal Limited and whose name was changed to Mine Reclamation Inc. by certificate of amendment issued under the
Business Corporations Act on January 11, 2010,
(g)
the New Brunswick Electric Finance Corporation, incorporated under the
Business Corporations Act on October 1, 2004, and
(h)
the New Brunswick System Operator, established under section 40 of the
Electricity Act, chapter E-4.6 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 2003.
“ancillary services” means those services necessary to support the transmission of capacity and energy from points of receipt to points of delivery while maintaining the reliable operation of the integrated electricity system. (services accessoires)
“approved reliability standard” means a reliability standard that is approved by the Board, including any modifications to it that are approved by the Board.(normes de fiabilité approuvées)
“approved transmission tariff ” means the transmission tariff approved or fixed by the Board and includes any change approved or made by the Board to that transmission tariff.(tarif de transport agréé)
“articles” means articles as defined in the Business Corporations Act. (statuts)
“Board” means the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board continued under the Energy and Utilities Board Act. (Commission)
“bulk power system” means the bulk power system as defined in the regulations.(réseau de production-transport)
“capacity-based ancillary services” means those ancillary services that are comprised of generation or load capacity that can be called on to vary supply or load. (services accessoires fondés sur la capacité)
“Chair” means the Chair of the board of directors of the Corporation.(président)
“compliance body” means any body designated as a compliance body in the regulations.(organisme de contrôle)
“Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund as defined in the Financial Administration Act.(Fonds consolidé)
“consumer” means a person who uses, for the person’s own consumption, electricity that the person did not generate. (consommateur)
“Corporation” means the corporation amalgamated and continued under subsection 3(1). (Société)
“Court” means The Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick.(Cour)
“Crown” means Her Majesty the Queen in right of the Province of New Brunswick.(Couronne)
“demand-side management” means the active management of the timing of the use of electricity to optimize the use of the generation, transmission and distribution facilities of the Corporation.(gestion de la demande)
“Director” means Director as defined in the Business Corporations Act. (Directeur)
“distributed generation” means distributed generation as defined in the regulations.(production distribuée)
“distribution electric utility” means the Corporation or a municipal distribution utility. (entreprise de distribution d’électricité)
“distribution system” means a system for distributing electricity to consumers at voltages of less than 69 kilovolts, and includes any structures, equipment or other things used for that purpose. (réseau de distribution)
“electricity business rules” means the electricity business rules established under section 74.(règles commerciales régissant l’électricité)
“generation facility” means a facility for generating electricity or providing ancillary services, other than ancillary services provided by a transmitter through the operation of a transmission system, and includes any structures, equipment or other things used for that purpose. (installation de production)
“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 133. (inspecteur)
“integrated electricity system” means the transmission systems in the Province and the structures, equipment or other things that connect those transmission systems with generation facilities and distribution systems in the Province and with transmission systems outside the Province. (réseau électrique intégré)
“land” includes any estate, term, easement, right or other interest in land. (bien-fonds)
“land registration office” means a registry office established under the Registry Act or a land titles office established under the Land Titles Act.(bureau d’enregistrement des biens-fonds)
“local government” means a local government as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Local Governance Act.(gouvernement local)
“Marketing Corporation” means the New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation.(Corporation de commercialisation)
“Minister” means the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf. (ministre)
“municipal distribution utility” , with respect to the distribution of electricity, means
(entreprise municipale de distribution d’électricité)
(a)
The Power Commission of The City of Saint John,
(b)
the city of Edmundston, or
(c)
the Perth-Andover Electric Light Commission.
“New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation” means the corporation referred to in subsection 51(1).(Corporation de commercialisation d’énergie du Nouveau-Brunswick)
“net metering” means net metering as defined in the regulations.(mesurage net)
“President and Chief Executive Officer” means the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.(président-directeur général)
“rates” includes tolls or charges. (tarifs)
“reliability standard” means a standard, rule or requirement established by a standards body for the planning, design or operation of the bulk power system within the interconnected electricity grid, for the purpose of
(normes de fiabilité)
(a)
providing a continuous supply of power, at acceptable voltage and frequency, in the Province and within the interconnected electricity grid, and
(b)
minimizing instability, uncontrolled separation or cascading failures, and uncontrolled electricity flows, in the Province and within the interconnected electricity grid.
“revenue requirements” means the annual amount of revenue required to cover projected operation, maintenance and administrative expenses, amortization expenses, taxes, interest and other financing expenses and a reasonable return.(besoins en revenus)
“security” means a security as defined in the Securities Act.(valeur mobilière)
“standards body” means any body designated as a standards body in the regulations.(organisme de normalisation)
“subsidiary” has the same meaning as in the Business Corporations Act.(filiale)
“transmission revenue requirements” means, in relation to the provision of transmission service and ancillary services, the annual amount of revenue required by a transmitter to cover projected operation, maintenance and administrative expenses, amortization expenses, taxes, interest and other financing expenses and a reasonable return on equity.(besoins en revenus afférents au transport)
“transmission service” means the movement or transfer of electricity at voltages of 69 kilovolts or more over an interconnected group of lines and associated equipment between points of receipt and points of delivery to a consumer or to another electric system. (service de transport)
“transmission system” means a system for providing transmission service, and includes any structures, equipment or other things used for that service. (réseau de transport)
“transmission tariff” means a schedule of rates, terms and conditions, and classifications, including rules for calculation of rates, for the provision of transmission service and ancillary services.(tarif de transport)
“transmitter” means
(transporteur)
(b)
any other person who, immediately before the commencement of this definition, owned a transmission system within the Province as well as any subsequent owner of that transmission system.
“Vice-Chair” means the Vice-Chair of the board of directors of the Corporation.(vice-président)
“works” means the facilities that are used to generate, distribute or transmit electricity, and includes any structures, equipment or other things used for that purpose. (ouvrage)
2015, c.3, s.18; 2016, c.37, s.55; 2017, c.20, s.57; 2019, c.29, s.172