10-35-16. Definition of terms.Terms as used in this section and §§10-35-17 to 10-35-21, inclusive, mean:(1)'Collector system,' all property used or constructed to interconnect individual wind turbines or solar panels within a renewable facility into a common project, including inverters, step-up transformers, electrical collection equipment, collector substation transformers, and communication systems;(2)'Company,' any person, corporation, limited liability company, association, company, partnership, political subdivision, rural electric cooperative, or any group or combination acting as a unit;(3)'Nameplate capacity,' the number of kilowatts a renewable facility can produce, as assigned to the power units in the renewable facility by the manufacturer and determined by the secretary;(4)'Renewable facility,' any wind farm or solar facility;(5)'Solar facility,' all real or personal property used or constructed for the purpose of producing electricity for commercial purposes utilizing solar radiation as an energy source and with a nameplate capacity of at least five thousand kilowatts. The term includes the collector system;(6)'Transmission line,' an electric transmission line and solar radiation as an energy source and with a nameplate capacity of at least five thousand kilowatts. The term includes the collector system;(6)'Transmission line,' an electric transmission line and associated facilities including the collector system, with a design of one hundred fifteen kilovolts or more;(7)'Wind farm,' all real or personal property used or constructed for the purpose of producing electricity for commercial purposes utilizing the wind as an energy source and with a nameplate capacity of at least five thousand kilowatts. The term includes the collector system. Source: SL 2008, ch 49, §1; SL 2016, ch 61, §1.
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