Section VI of the form requests the number of customers my company serves. What is the difference between a “consumer” and a “customer”. Does EIA want to know the number of meters my company serves?
A16: Each individually-metered dwelling, building, plant, establishment, or location should be counted as a separate consumer. Q17: My company classifies customers by rate schedules or tariffs that are different from the sectoral breakout that EIA wants. For instance, I am not sure how to report deliveries to consumers. I do not know if my customers are residential, commercial, electric power or industrial. What should I do? A17: The instructions to the Form EIA-176 explain EIA’s sectoral definitions. To view instructions click here: PDF. It is important that all deliveries, especially deliveries to consumers, are reported to EIA on Form EIA-176. If you are unsure of the customer type, use item 10.6 or 11.6 in Section VI and provide any specific information that will aid in determining a customer classification. If you have additional questions, please contact EIA staff (see contact list below). Q18: My company records combine residential and commercial consumers.
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