2013 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 100 - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS (§§ 9201 - 9213)
Section 9202 - Definitions
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 100 - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS Sec. 9202 - Definitions |
Contains | section 9202 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 96-345, §3, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1140. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 94 Stat. 1140 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 96-345 |
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For purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term "wind energy system" means a system of components which converts the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity or mechanical power, and which comprises all necessary components, including energy storage, power conditioning, control systems, and transmission systems, where appropriate, to provide electricity or mechanical power for individual, residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, utility, or governmental use;
(2) the term "small wind energy system" means a wind energy system having a maximum rated capacity of one hundred kilowatts or less;
(3) the term "large wind energy system" means a wind energy system which is not a small wind energy system;
(4) the term "public and private entity" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, agricultural cooperative, public- or investor-owned utility, public or private institution or group, any State or local government agency, or any other domestic entity;
(5) the term "known wind resource" means a site with an estimated average annual wind velocity of at least twelve miles per hour;
(6) the term "conventional energy source" means energy produced from oil, gas, coal, and nuclear fuels; and
(7) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy.
(Pub. L. 96–345, §3, Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1140.)
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