42 USC § 18771 - Definitions

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title: "42 USC § 18771 - Definitions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "18771"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 162
chapter_name: "ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title IV, § 40411, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1038.)"
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# § 18771. Definitions

In this subchapter:

**(1)** **Administrator** The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration.

**(2)** **Annual Critical Minerals Outlook** section 1606(j)(1)(B) of title 30

The term “Annual Critical Minerals Outlook” means the Annual Critical Minerals Outlook prepared under .

**(3)** **Critical mineral** section 1606(a) of title 30

The term “critical mineral” has the meaning given the term in .

**(4)** **Household energy burden** The term “household energy burden” means the quotient obtained by dividing—

**(A)** the residential energy expenditures (as defined in section 440.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on November 15, 2021)) of the applicable household; by

**(B)** the annual income of that household.

**(5)** **Household with a high energy burden** November 15, 2021

The term “household with a high energy burden” has the meaning given the term in section 440.3 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on ).

**(6)** **Large manufacturing facility** The term “large manufacturing facility” means a manufacturing facility that—

**(A)** annually consumes more than 35,000 megawatt-hours of electricity; or

**(B)** has a peak power demand of more than 10 megawatts.

**(7)** **Load-serving entity** section 824q(a) of title 16

The term “load-serving entity” has the meaning given the term in .

**(8)** **Miscellaneous electric load** The term “miscellaneous electric load” means electricity that—

**(A)** is used by an appliance or device—

**(i)** within a building; or

**(ii)** to serve a building; and

**(B)** is not used for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, water heating, or refrigeration.

**(9)** **Regional Transmission Organization** section 796 of title 16

The term “Regional Transmission Organization” has the meaning given the term in .

**(10)** **Rural area** section 918c(a) of title 7

The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title IV, § 40411, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1038.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Wage Rate Requirements

For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of , including authority of Secretary of Labor, see .