### Question
What does new direct service industrial customer mean?


### Answer
**New direct service industrial customer** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 839c*:

> any industrial entity other than an existing direct service industrial customer

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 839c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12H-PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING AND CONSERVATION**

