Section 218.3 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.
218.3
. (a) "Electric service provider" means an entity that offers
electrical service to customers within the service territory of an
electrical corporation and includes the unregulated affiliates and
subsidiaries of an electrical corporation.
(b) "Electric service provider" does not include an entity that
offers electrical service solely to service customer load consistent
with subdivision (b) of Section 218, and does not include an
electrical corporation or a public agency that offers electrical
service to residential and small commercial customers within its
jurisdiction, or within the service territory of a local publicly
owned electric utility.
(c) "Electric service provider" does not include an independent
solar energy producer, as defined in Article 3 (commencing with
Section 2868) of Chapter 9 of Part 2.