1998 Alaska Statutes
Title 42 PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
Chapter 42.45. RURAL AND STATEWIDE ENERGY PROGRAMS
Sec. 42.45.990. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,

(1) "department" means the Department of Community and Regional Affairs;

(2) "feasibility study"

(A) means a study conducted to establish the economic and environmental practicality of completing a proposed power project;

(B) includes engineering and design work to meet the requirements for submission of a license application for a proposed new project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;

(3) "power" includes electrical energy generated, distributed, bought, or sold for lighting, heating, power, and every other useful purpose;

(4) "power project" or "project" means a plant, works, system, or facility, together with related or necessary facilities and appurtenances, including a divided or undivided interest in or a right to the capacity of a power project or project, that is used or is useful for the purpose of

(A) electrical or thermal energy production other than nuclear energy production;

(B) waste energy utilization and energy conservation; or

(C) transmission, purchase, sale, exchange, and interchange of electrical or thermal energy, including district heating or interties;

(5) "reconnaissance study" means a study conducted to assess the present and future electrical and thermal energy needs of an area.