(a) A Wind Energy System is a system of capturing the energy in moving air that may include any or all of the following components:
(1) A turbine with propeller-style blades, or a vertical rotor, or a gearless blade tip power system.
(2) A tower or a mounting structure that meets all other requirements of this chapter.
(3) Associated electrical distribution circuitry, a battery or other means of storing energy or other means of transmitting energy
(4) Mechanical control mechanism
(5) Electrical/electronic/computer controlled circuitry
(6) A foundation
(7) Enclosures
(b) Wind Turbine means a Wind Energy System that converts wind energy into electric power by means of rotary motion driven by the passage of air through the Wind Energy System.
(c) A Large Wind Energy System means a system having not more than two (2) wind turbines and used for generating on-site electrical power and excess electrical power to the electric power energy distribution system (power grid) and having a faceplate capacity of 50 kW or more.
(d) Wind Turbine Rotor means that portion of a wind turbine that includes the blades or scoops, hub and shaft.
(e) Tower means an elevating structure intended to raise the rotor, turbine and accessory equipment above the ground or mounting surface.
(f) Total Height means the distance measured from the natural ground elevation (not mounted) to the highest point that any part of the Wind Energy System can reach.
(g) Under Single Ownership means under one entity such as any type corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or a single individual.
(h) A Small Wind Energy System means:
(1) A Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine (H.A.W.T.)Blade Tip Power System consisting of a gearless wind turbine with a Permanent Magnet Electric Generator. An enclosed six (6) foot diameter fan-like turbine consisting of magnets at the blade tips where power is created for on-site electrical power and excess electrical power to the electric power energy distribution system (power grid), and having a faceplate capacity of less than 50 kW.
(2) A Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine (V.A.W.T.) with the main rotor shaft arranged vertically for on-site electrical power and excess electrical power to the electric power energy distribution system (power grid), and having a faceplate capacity of less than 50 kW.
(i) Net metering means the difference between the electricity supplied over the electric distribution system (power grid) and the electricity generated by the Wind Energy System which is fed back into the electric distribution system (power grid) over a billing period.
(j) Wind Farm means an economically significant wind-powered electric generation facility, including three (3) or more wind turbines and associated facilities, with a single interconnection to the electrical grid. Wind Farms are not permitted in the City of Salem.
(Ord. 110504-18. Passed 6-21-11.)