Illinois Statutes Chapter 220. Utilities § 35/2. Definitions

(a) “Commission” means the Illinois Commerce Commission.

(b) “Small business” or “applicant” means any Illinois based business which has 50 or less full-time employees in the State.

(c) “Customer” means a small business, as herein defined, which has agreed with a utility to pay for gas, electric, water or sanitary sewer utility service.

(d) “User” means a small business, as herein defined, which receives gas, electric, water or sanitary sewer utility service.

(e) “Residential service” means gas, electric, water or sanitary sewer utility service for household purposes furnished to a dwelling of two units or less which is billed under a residential rate; or gas, electric, water or sanitary sewer utility service for household purposes furnished to a dwelling unit or units which is billed under a residential rate and which is registered by a separate meter for each dwelling unit.

(f) “Non-residential service” means gas, electric, water or sanitary sewer utility service rendered to a non-residential, small business as herein defined.

(g) “Utility service” means gas, electric, water or sanitary sewer utility service provided to a small business, as herein defined, at a specified, metered for service, location.

(h) “Utility supplier” or “utility” means a public utility as now or hereafter defined in Section 3-105 of The Public Utilities Act.  1

(i) “Utility deposit” or “deposit” means an amount of money or credit which may be required by any utility prior to the installation, connection, re-connection, or maintenance of any utility service supplied to a small business.