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02/20/19 REVISOR RSI/SL 19-3503 as introduced 4.1 service territory or,natural gas throughput to all retail customers,including natural gas 4.2 transportation customers,on a utility's distribution system in Minnesota.Gross annual retail 4.3 energy sales does not include: 4.4 (1)gas sales to: 4.5 (i)a large energy facility; 4.6 (ii)a large customer facility whose natural gas utility has been exempted by the 4.7 commissioner under subdivision 12,with respect to natural gas sales made to the large 4.8 customer facility;and 4.9 (iii)a commercial gas customer facility whose natural gas utility has been exempted by 4.10 the commissioner under subdivision 12,with respect to natural gas sales made to the 4.11 commercial gas customer facility; 4.12 (2)electric sales to a large customer facility whose electric utility has been exempted 4.13 by the commissioner under subdivision 12,with respect to electric sales made to the large 4.14 facility;and 4.15 (3)increased electric or natural gas sales from efficient electrification or conversion 4.16 caused by a utility program. 4.17 (k)"Large customer facility"means all buildings,structures,equipment,and installations 4.1E at a single site that collectively(1)impose a peak electrical demand on an electric utility's 4.19 system of at least 20,000 kilowatts,measured in the same way as the utility that serves the 4.20 customer facility measures electric demand for billing purpose, or(2)consume at least 4.21 500,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas annually.When calculating peak electrical demand, 4.22 a large customer facility may include demand offset by on-site cogeneration facilities and, 4.23 if engaged in mineral extraction,may aggregate peak energy demand from the large customer 4.24 facility's mining processing operations. 4.25 (1) "Large energy facility"has the meaning given it in section 216B.2421,subdivision 4.26 2,clause(1). 4.27 (m)"Load management"means an activity,service,or technology to change the timing 4.28 or the efficiency of a customer's use of energy that allows a utility or a customer to respond 4.29 to local and regional energy system conditions,or to reduce peak demand for electric energy 4.30 or natural gas.Load management that reduces overall energy use is also energy conservation. 4.31 (n) "Low-income programs"means energy conservation improvement programs that 4.32 directly serve the needs of low-income persons,including low-income renters and entities 4.33 that serve low-income customers.Programs that aggregate resources for improvements to Article 3 Section 1. 4 102