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Aggregation – Customers voluntarily forming an entity that can buy electricity in bulk in order to increase buying power. For example, aggregators could be alliances of churches, shopping malls, neighborhoods and restaurants.
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Bundled service – Full service, including generation, transmission, distribution and related services, provided by
MidAmerican.
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Delivery services – Services provided by
MidAmerican, including transmission, distribution, standard metering and billing, which are necessary for the delivery of power to customers.
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Distribution –
The use of poles and wires to deliver electricity to a home or business.
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Generation – The process of changing other forms of energy, such as fossil fuels, nuclear or renewable energy, into electricity.
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Meter service provider – A retail provider of unbundled metering
service certified by the Illinois Commerce Commission
and registered with MidAmerican.
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Retail electric supplier – An Illinois Commerce Commission-authorized supplier of electricity, including MidAmerican's retail division, other electric utilities selling inside MidAmerican's regulated service
area and aggregators.
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Transmission – The delivery of high-voltage bulk electricity from a generating facility through transmission lines to utility distribution facilities, where the voltage is reduced for customer use.
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Unbundled – A component of bundled service that is offered separately to customers, such as generation, transmission, delivery services and metering. |
