10-35-1.3. Definitions.Terms as used in §§10-35-1.3 to 10-35-1.6, inclusive, mean:(1)'Commercial operation date,' the first date that a power generation facility is producing electricity on a continuous basis and is delivering electricity to customers;(2)'Construction date,' is the first date earth is excavated for the purpose of constructing the power generation facility;(3)'Construction period,' the time period between the construction date and the commercial operation date;(4)'Nameplate capacity,' the number of kilowatts a power generation facility can produce, as assigned to the power unit by the manufacturer and determined by the secretary;(5)'Power generation facility,' a facility with one power unit that generates electricity, with a nameplate capacity of no less than five hundred megawatts or a facility that generates at least five hundred megawatts of electricity by converting coal to synthesis gas which is used to fuel a combined-cycle power unit that generates electricity from one or more combustion turbines and one or more steam turbines;(6)'Secretary,' the secretary of the Department of Revenue. Source: SL 2005, ch 66, §1; SL 2007, ch 53, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. from one or more combustion turbines and one or more steam turbines;(6)'Secretary,' the secretary of the Department of Revenue. Source: SL 2005, ch 66, §1; SL 2007, ch 53, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), §161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.
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