high-priority user
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “high-priority user” means any person who—
(A) uses natural gas in a residence;
(B) uses natural gas in a commercial establishment in amounts of less than 50 Mcf on a peak day;
(C) uses natural gas in any school, hospital, or similar institution; or
(D) uses natural gas in any other use the curtailment of which the Secretary of Energy determines would endanger life, health, or maintenance of physical property.
Source
- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 3391Commerce and Trade · Natural gas for essential agricultural uses · for purposes of this section