69-3-601. (Temporary) Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) 'Commission' means the Montana public service commission. (2) 'Electric cooperative' means a rural electric cooperative organized under the laws of Montana, or a foreign corporation admitted to do business in Montana. (3) 'Qualifying small power production facility' means a facility that: (a) produces electricity by the use, as a primary energy source, of biomass, waste, water, wind, or other renewable resource, or any combination of those sources; or (b) produces electricity and useful forms of thermal energy, such as heat or steam, used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes through the sequential use of energy known as cogeneration; and (c) has a power production capacity that together with any other facilities located at the same site is not greater than 80 megawatts; and (d) is owned by a person not primarily engaged in the generation or sale of electricity other than electric power from a small power production facility. (4) 'Utility' means any public utility supplying electricity and regulated by the commission. (Repealed on occurrence of contingency--secs. than electric power from a small power production facility. (4) 'Utility' means any public utility supplying electricity and regulated by the commission. (Repealed on occurrence of contingency--secs. 1, 3, Ch. 284, L. 2003--see part compiler's comment.) History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 436, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 232, L. 1983.
Montana Legal Code
§ 69-3-601
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