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788 Glossary for Terms11 Energy and Water Electrical enterprises Electrical enterprises as defined by the Electricity Business Act include electricity retail, regional electricity network, independent electricity network, distribution, site specific electricity network, electricity producer, and specified wholesale supply. 12 Information and Communication Parsons engaged Persons engaged consists of “Regular workers” and “Temporary workers”. Regular workers Regular workers mean "paid executives" and "regular employees". "Regular employees" refers to those who are employed without fixed term, or with fixed term of one month or more, regardless of the designation of "regular staff", "part-timer", "temporary employee", "fixed-term" or "contract employee", etc. Temporary workers Temporary workers refer to those who are employed for a period of less than one month or are brought in on a daily basis. Business to consumer electronic commerce (BtoC-EC) Value of transactions between enterprises and consumers through electronic commerce. Sales to consumers refer to those for which households bear the costs and do not in principle include the purchase of goods for business use by sole proprietors, even if those goods are consumer goods. Business to business electronic commerce (BtoB-EC) The transaction value of goods and services for which orders are placed and received using electronic commerce between enterprises or between enterprises and governments (central and local governments). The price is paid by the enterprise or government and received by the enterprise. Enterprises also include sole proprietors. Radio stations Radio stations refer to the wireless telegraphs, wireless telephones and other electric facilities for transmitting and receiving radio waves together with the persons who operate these facilities. Electricity retail industry Business of providing a retail service (excluding the part that constitutes regional electricity network industries, site specific electricity network industries and electricity producer industries). Regional electricity network industry Business whereby a utility provides a wheeling service (cross-area wheeling service) or an electricity quantity adjustment service in its service area by using electric facilities for the transmission and distribution of electricity that it independently maintains and operates. Independent electricity network industry Business whereby a utility provides regional electricity network operator with a cross-area wheeling service by using electric facilities for the transmission of the electricity that it independently maintains and operates (excluding the part that constitutes general electricity transmission and distribution) and where the electric facilities for the transmission of electricity to be used for the business satisfy the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Site specific electricity network industry Business whereby a utility provides a retail service or provides another person engaged in electricity retail industries or regional electricity network industries with a wheeling service for supplying electricity to be used for electricity retail industries or regional electricity network industries at a specified service point by using electric facilities for the transmission of electricity and for the distribution of the electricity that it independently maintains and operates (excluding the part that constitutes electricity generation). Electricity producer industry Business whereby a utility generates electricity to be used for electricity retail industries, regional electricity network industries, or Site specific electricity network industries by using electric facilities for the generation of the electricity that it independently maintains and operates, and where the electric facilities for the generation of electricity to be used for the business satisfy the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Low voltage A direct current 750V or less. High voltage Exceeding a direct current 750V and 7,000V or less. Special high voltage Exceeding 7,000V. Gas utilities Based on the Gus Business Act, gas utility industries means gas retail business, general gas pipeline service, specified gas pipeline service business, and gas manufacturing business. Gas retail business Businesses carrying out retail supply (excluding the parts that correspond to general gas pipeline businesses specified gas pipeline businesses, gas manufacturing businesses). General gas pipeline business Businesses which conduct consigned supply at supply area via gas pipelines maintained and operated by itself (excluding the part that constitutes gas manufacturing businesses manufacturing business and business to supply by gas pipeline corresponding to the requirement defined by METI Ordinance), that include general gas pipeline business that provides a retail service (final ensuring of supply) for ensuring the supply of gas via the pipelines to meet general demand (excluding the demand covered by the retail service provided by a gas retailer). Water supply Water supplies are divided into (1) waterworks (those planned to supply water to population of 5,001 persons or more), (2) simplified waterworks (those planned to supply water to population of 101 persons or more, but 5,000 persons or less), (3) exclusive waterworks (waterworks planned to supply water to the own population of 101 persons or more) and (4) water supply for waterworks (utilities which supply water by water pipe to water enterprises). Industrial water Industrial water relates to refers to water (including drinking water for employees and water for miscellaneous uses) used for production within the establishment. Excluding water used as motive power (water for operating water turbines and hydroelectric power generators, etc.). Water used per day refers to total water used during a year divided by the number of operating days. Agricultural water Agricultural water refers to (1) rice paddy irrigation water necessary or growing rice and other grains, (2) field irrigation water necessary for growing vegetables and fruit trees, and (3) stock raising water necessary for feeding such livestock as cows, pigs and chickens. Of these, rice paddy irrigation water is the largest component.