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§ 160.32. Definitions

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 17. Corporation CommissionEffective: November 1, 2023

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 17. Corporation Commission (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8. Water, Heat, Light and Power Companies (Refs & Annos)
Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Charging Act
Effective: November 1, 2023
17 Okl.St.Ann. § 160.32
§ 160.32. Definitions
Currentness
As used in this act:
1. “Commission” means the Corporation Commission;
2. “Direct current fast charging station” means an electric vehicle charging system capable of delivering electricity at a minimum of fifty (50) kilowatts direct current to an electric vehicle's rechargeable battery at a minimum voltage of two hundred (200) volts;
3. “Electric cooperative” means an electric cooperative corporation organized under Section 437.1 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes that provides electric service to the public;
4. “Electric vehicle” means a 100%-electric or plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle with the following characteristics:
a. a 100%-electric motor vehicle originally equipped so that the vehicle:
(1) draws propulsion energy solely from a battery with at least twenty (20) kilowatt hours of capacity, which can be recharged from any external source of electricity,
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails, and
(3) which has at least four wheels,
b. a plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle which is originally equipped so that the vehicle:
(1) draws propulsion energy from:
(a) an internal combustion engine, and
(b) a battery with at least five (5) kilowatt hours of capacity, which can be recharged from an external source of electricity,
(2) is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails, and
(3) which has at least four wheels, and
c. for purposes of this paragraph, the term “electric vehicle” does not include a vehicle that is manufactured primarily for off-road use and that has a maximum speed of thirty (30) miles per hour or less;
5. “Electric vehicle charging provider” means the owner of an electric vehicle charging station operating in a retail electric supplier's designated service area;
6. “Make-ready infrastructure” means the electrical infrastructure required to service an electrical load, but shall not include an electric vehicle charging station;
7. “Retail electric supplier” means any person, firm, corporation, association, electric cooperative, or beneficial trusts thereof engaged in the furnishing of retail electric service not to include municipal corporations; and
8. “Retail electric service” means electric service furnished to a consumer for ultimate consumption.

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Laws 2023, c. 330, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
17 Okl. St. Ann. § 160.32, OK ST T. 17 § 160.32
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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