The meter reading at the beginning of the period for which the customer is being billed

Kilowatt, the standard unit for measuring electricity demand, equal to 1,000 watts

Kilowatt-hour, the standard unit for measuring electricity energy consumption, equal to 1,000 watt-hours

Any charge, other than a tax or other fee, that is assessed on the basis of the customer’s energy consumption

A charge approved by the Public Utility Commission to recover the electric utility’s cost of providing energy efficiency programs

A charge approved by the Public Utility Commission for the recovery of the utility’s costs for the fuel used to generate electricity

The number assigned by the utility to the customer’s meter

A charge to recover the costs of an advanced metering system

A charge approved by the Public Utility Commission to provide funds for the decommissioning of nuclear generating sites.

A fee assessed to recover the statutory fee for administering the Public Utility Regulatory Act