For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AVOIDED COSTS. The incremental costs to an electric utility of electric energy or capacity or both which, but for the purchase from qualifying facilities, the utility would generate itself or purchase from another source.
COGENERATION FACILITY. A facility which produces electric energy and steam or other forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
INTERCONNECTION COSTS. The reasonable costs of connection, switching, metering, transmission, distribution, safety provisions, and administrative costs incurred by the electric utility directly related to the installation and maintenance of the physical facilities necessary to permit interconnected operations with a qualifying facility, to the extent the costs are in excess of the corresponding costs which the electric utility would have incurred if it had not engaged in interconnected operations, but instead generated an equivalent amount of electric energy itself or purchased an equivalent amount of electric energy or capacity from other sources. (INTERCONNECTION COSTS do not include any costs involved in the calculation of avoided costs.)
QUALIFYING COGENERATION FACILITY. A cogeneration facility that meets the requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding ownership, fuel use, and operating and efficiency standards.
QUALIFYING SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILITY. A small power production facility that meets the requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding ownership, fuel use, fuel efficiency, and reliability.
SMALL POWER PRODUCTION FACILITY. A facility which produces electric energy solely by the use, as a primary energy source, of biomass, waste, renewable resources, or any combination thereof totaling not greater than 80 megawatts at one site.
(1973 Code, § 3-1017) (Ord. 511, passed 5-7-1981)