§ 18771. Definitions

In this subchapter:

• (1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.
• (2) The term “Annual Critical Minerals Outlook” means the Annual Critical Minerals Outlook prepared under section 1606(j)(1)(B) of title 30 .
• (3) The term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in section 1606(a) of title 30 .
• (4) The term “household energy burden” means the quotient obtained by dividing—
  • (A) the residential energy expenditures (as defined in section 440.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on November 15, 2021 )) of the applicable household; by
  • (B) the annual income of that household.
• (5) The term “household with a high energy burden” has the meaning given the term in section 440.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on November 15, 2021 ).
• (6) The term “large manufacturing facility” means a manufacturing facility that—
  • (A) annually consumes more than 35,000 megawatt-hours of electricity; or
  • (B) has a peak power demand of more than 10 megawatts.
• (7) The term “load-serving entity” has the meaning given the term in section 824q(a) of title 16 .
• (8) The term “miscellaneous electric load” means electricity that—
  • (A) is used by an appliance or device—
    • (i) within a building; or
    • (ii) to serve a building; and
  • (B) is not used for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, water heating, or refrigeration.
• (9) The term “Regional Transmission Organization” has the meaning given the term in section 796 of title 16 .
• (10) The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in section 918c(a) of title 7 .