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Account classification

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000003

The way in which suppliers of electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil classify and bill their customers. Commonly used account classifications are "Residential," "Commercial," "Industrial," and "Other." Suppliers' definitions of these terms vary from supplier to supplier. In addition, the same customer may be classified differently by each of its energy suppliers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000003
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000003",
  "term": "Account classification",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "The way in which suppliers of electricity, natural gas, or fuel oil classify and bill their customers. Commonly used account classifications are \"Residential,\" \"Commercial,\" \"Industrial,\" and \"Other.\" Suppliers' definitions of these terms vary from supplier to supplier. In addition, the same customer may be classified differently by each of its energy suppliers.",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/account-classification/"
}

Record 3 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.