278.465 Definitions for KRS 278.465 to 278.468.
As used in KRS 278.465 to 278.468:
(1) "Eligible customer-generator" means a customer of a retail electric supplier who
owns and operates an electric generating facility that is located on the customer's
premises, for the primary purpose of supplying all or part of the customer's own
electricity requirements.
(2) "Eligible electric generating facility" means an electric generating facility that:
(a) Is connected in parallel with the electric distribution system;
(b) Generates electricity using:
1.
Solar energy;
2.
Wind energy;
3.
Biomass or biogas energy; or
4.
Hydro energy; and
(c) Has a rated capacity of not greater than thirty (30) kilowatts.
(3) "Kilowatt hour" means a measure of electricity defined as a unit of work of energy,
measured as one (1) kilowatt of power expended for one (1) hour.
(4) "Net metering" means measuring the difference between the electricity supplied by
the electric grid and the electricity generated by an eligible customer-generator that
is fed back to the electric grid over a billing period.
Effective: July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. -- Created
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 193, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.
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