ELECTRICITY BILL, 2024
“artificial intelligence” or “AI” —
(a) means technology enabling the programming or training of a
device or software to—
(i) perceive environments through the use of data;
(ii) interpret data using automated processing designed to
approximate cognitive abilities; and
(iii) make recommendations, predictions or decisions,
with a view to achieving a specific objective; and
(b) includes generative AI, meaning deep or large language
models able to generate text and other content based on the
data on which they were trained;
“authorised by URCA” means, in relation to a person or activity, the
subject of a licence or permit issued by URCA;
“authorised public electricity supplier” means a person that generates
or acquires electrical energy for supply to the public in its area of
supply for the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of
electricity pursuant to —
(a) an approval granted by an approving authority; and
(b) an authorised public electricity supplier licence issued by
URCA;
“Bahamas Electricity Corporation” or “Corporation” means the body
corporate continued under section 8 of this Act;
“Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd.” or “BPL” means the
subsidiary company of the Corporation incorporated under the
Companies Act pursuant to section 11 of the repealed Act, and
includes any successor company;
“BPL installation” means an installation vested in BPL;
“BPL public installation” means a BPL installation for the supply of
energy to a consumer other than BPL;
“Board” means the governing body of the Corporation appointed
pursuant to section 8;
“bulk supply” means a supply of electricity to be used for the purpose of
distribution;
“Companies Act” means the Companies Act (Ch. 308);
“conductor” means an electrical conductor or cable arranged to be
electrically connected to a system;
“consumer” means any person who uses or may use, or requests or may
request, a supply of energy for business or residential purposes;
“customer” means, in relation to a licensee, the person —
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