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. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Computer model" means a computer program.
(b) "Operations model" means a computer model that replicates,
lists, describes, or forecasts a public utility's internal functions,
including, but not limited to, its accounting procedures, cash
management procedures, personnel assignments and procedures, and
inventory control.
(c) "Planning model" means a computer model that replicates,
lists, describes, or forecasts a public utility's complex functions,
including, but not limited to, the forecasting of future loads and
resources, calculating costs of electricity generation, producing
financial statements, and calculating costs of natural gas production
or supply.
(d) "Public utility" includes every public utility and every
business which is a commission regulated subsidiary or commission
regulated affiliate of a public utility. "Public utility" does not
include a common carrier or a telephone corporation whose service is
determined to be competitive by the commission.
(e) "Verify" means to assess the extent to which the computer
model mimics reality.