A charge paid by all market participants withdrawing energy from the ISO controlled grid. The access charge will recover the portion of a utility's transmission revenue requirement not recovered [..]

1. A fee charged by a local exchange carrier for the use of its local exchange networks. [FCC] 2. A charge made by a local exchange carrier for use of its local exchange facilities for a purpose such as the origination or termination of traffic that is carried to or from a distant exchange by an interexchange carrier.

A charge billed to Interexchange Carriers

The amount subscribers have to pay their local exchange carrier for the access to its network; The amount charged by a network operator for the use of their network by other network operators.

 In 1996, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published rules to establish open access to electric transmission lines as a major step toward electricity deregulation. A provision of those rules established open-access tariffs that would permit companies to recover part of the “stranded” costs represented by investments in their transmis [..]

  A fee levied for access to a utility’s transmission or distribution system.  It is a charge for the right to send electricity over another’s wires and is not typically tied to the actual amount of power shipped.

A fee paid by the user to the utility for the ability to send or receive electricity through its transmission or distribution systems.

A charge paid by all market participants withdrawing energy from the ISO controlled grid. The access charge will recover the portion of a utility's transmission revenue requirement not recovered through the variable usage charge. (SOURCE: California Energy Commission, http://www.consumerenergycenter.org)

A regulated charge billed to either end users or Carriers as compensation to the local telephone company for the origination and termination of line(s.)

A charge levied on a power supplier, or its customer, for access to a utility’s transmission or distribution system. It is a charge for the right to send electricity over another’s wires.

The price paid per item by a postal operator or mail user for access to Royal Mail's network.