As used in this subchapter:
COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM. A system having more than one wind turbine and primarily used for off-site sale of generated power, and having a faceplate capacity of 100 kW or less, and shall conform to the National Electrical Code. Under no circumstance shall wind energy systems provide power to electric power energy distribution systems (power grids) other than the village municipal power system. No experimental, home-built, or prototype wind energy systems shall be allowed without certification by a professional engineer licensed by the state.
TOTAL HEIGHT. The distance measured from the natural ground elevation (not mounded) to the highest point that any part of the wind energy system can reach. Total height for roof mounted systems means the distance from the point of roof attachment to the highest point any part of the wind energy system can reach.
TOWER. An elevating structure intended to raise the rotor, turbine and accessory equipment above either the ground surface or the top of a building.
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM. A wind energy system is a system designed to reduce the on-site consumption of municipal power, and having a faceplate power capacity of 100 kW or less, and shall conform to the National Electric Code. Under no circumstance shall noncommercial wind energy systems provide power to off-site buildings, structures, uses or other electric power energy distribution systems (power grids) other than the village municipal power system. No experimental, home-built, or prototype wind energy systems shall be allowed without certification by a professional engineer licensed by the state. A wind energy system includes any or all of the following components:
(1) A turbine with propeller-style blades;
(2) A vertical rotor;
(3) Other means of capturing the energy in moving air;
(4) A tower;
(5) A mounting structure;
(6) Associated electrical distribution circuitry;
(7) A battery;
(8) Other means of storing energy;
(9) Other means of transmitting energy;
(10) Mechanical control mechanism;
(11) Electrical/electronic/computer control circuitry;
(12) A foundation;
(13) Enclosures.
WIND TURBINE. A wind energy system that converts wind energy into electric energy by means of rotary motion driven by the passage of air through the wind energy system. Wind energy systems include those models designed to be mounted on rooftops of existing or new buildings, including residential applications.
WIND TURBINE ROTOR. That portion of a wind turbine that includes the blades or scoops, hub and shaft.
(Ord. 08-2010, passed 4-19-10; Am. Ord. 09-2022, passed 12-5-22)