Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
One or more devices, assembled together, capable of storing
energy in order to supply electrical energy at a future time, not
to include a stand-alone twelve-volt car battery or an electric motor
vehicle. A battery energy storage system is classified as a small,
medium or large battery energy storage system as follows:
(1)
Small battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy
capacity less than or equal to 200 kWh and, if in a room or enclosed
area, consist of only a single energy storage system technology.
(2)
Medium battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy
capacity greater than 201 kWh to 600 kWh or are comprised of more
than one storage battery technology in a room or enclosed area.
(3)
Large battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy
capacity greater than 600 kWh or are comprised of more than one storage
battery technology in a room or enclosed area.
BUILDING-INTEGRATED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A combination of solar panels and solar energy equipment
integrated into any building envelope system such as vertical facades,
semitransparent skylight systems, roofing materials, or shading over
windows, excluding passive solar energy systems which produce electricity
for on-site consumption.
DEDICATED-USE BUILDING
A building that is built for the primary intention of housing
battery energy storage system equipment, is classified as Group F-1
occupancy as defined in the International Building Code, and complies
with the following:
(1)
The building's only use is battery energy storage, energy
generation, and other electrical gridrelated operations.
(2)
No other occupancy types are permitted in the building.
(3)
Occupants in the rooms and areas containing battery energy storage
systems are limited to personnel that operate, maintain, service,
test, and repair the battery energy storage system and other energy
systems.
(4)
Administrative and support personnel are permitted in areas
within the buildings that do not contain battery energy storage systems,
provided the following:
(a)
The areas do not occupy more than 10% of the building area of
the story in which they are located.
(b)
A means of egress is provided from the administrative and support
use areas to the public way that does not require occupants to traverse
through areas containing battery energy storage systems or other energy
system equipment.
FARMLAND OF STATEWIDE IMPORTANCE
Land, designated as "Farmland of Statewide Importance" in
the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
Service's (NRCS) Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database on
Web Soil Survey, that is of state-wide importance for the production
of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops as determined by the
appropriate state agency or agencies. Farmland of statewide importance
may include tracts of land that have been designated for agriculture
by state law.
GLARE
The effect by reflections of light with intensity sufficient,
as determined in a commercially reasonable manner, to cause annoyance,
discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility in any material
respects.
GROUND-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system that is anchored to the ground via
a pole or other mounting system, detached from any other structure
that generates electricity for on-site or off-site consumption.
MEDIUM-SCALE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system with a system capacity greater than
30 KW AC and less than or equal to 100 KW AC for on-site or off-site
consumption.
NATIVE PERENNIAL VEGETATION
Native wildflowers, forbs, and grasses that serve as habitat,
forage, and migratory way stations for pollinators, and shall not
include any prohibited or regulated invasive species as determined
by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).
NET-METERING
A billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners
for the electricity they add to the grid. For example, if a residential
customer has a PV system on their roof, it may generate more electricity
than the home uses during daylight hours.
OCCUPIED COMMUNITY BUILDING
Any building in Occupancy Group A, B, E, I, R, as defined
in the International Building Code, including but not limited to schools,
colleges, day-care facilities, hospitals, correctional facilities,
public libraries, theaters, stadiums, apartments, hotels, and houses
of worship.
OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION
Off-site solar energy systems generate energy to be sold
to the grid commercially and used on other sites, not for use on the
site on which it is generated.
ON-SITE CONSUMPTION
On-site solar energy systems generate energy to be used primarily
on the site on which it is generated.
POLLINATOR
Bees, birds, bats, and other insects or wildlife that pollinate
flowering plants, and includes both wild and managed insects.
ROOF-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system located on the roof of any legally
permitted building or structure that produces electricity for on-site
or off-site consumption.
SMALL-SCALE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system with a system capacity less than or
equal to 30 kW AC for on-site consumption and that generates no more
than 110% of the electricity consumed on the site over the previous
12 months.
SOLAR ACCESS
Space open to the sun and clear of overhangs or shade so
as to permit the use of active and/or passive solar energy systems
on individual properties.
SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT
Electrical material, hardware, inverters, conduit, storage
devices, or other electrical and photovoltaic equipment associated
with the production of electricity.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
The components and subsystems required to convert solar energy
into electric energy suitable for use. The term includes, but is not
limited to, solar panels and solar energy equipment. The area of a
solar energy system includes all the land inside the perimeter of
the solar energy system, which extends to any interconnection equipment.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, PASSIVE
A system that captures solar light or heat without transforming
it to another form of energy or transferring the energy via a heat
exchanger.
SOLAR PANEL
A photovoltaic device capable of collecting and converting
solar energy into electricity.
STORAGE BATTERY
A device that stores energy and makes it available in an
electrical form.
WATTAGE
Solar panel wattage represents a solar panel's theoretical
power production (output) under ideal sunlight and temperature conditions.
Wattage is calculated by multiplying volts x amps, where volts represents
the amount of force of the electricity and amperes (amps) refers to
the aggregate amount of energy used.
(1)
WATT1 watt is equivalent to 1 joule per second.
(3)
MEGAWATT (MW)A unit of power equal to 1,000,000 watts, or 1,000 kilowatts, especially as a measurement of the output of a power station.
LeRay (T) - Kilowatts to Megawatts Conversion Table
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Town Defined Solar System Size
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Power (Kilowatts)
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Power (Megawatts)
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Small-scale solar energy system
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1 kW
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0.001 MW
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Small-scale solar energy system
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10 kW
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0.01 MW
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Small-scale solar energy system
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30 kW
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0.03 MW
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Medium-scale solar energy system
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31 kW
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0.031 MW
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Medium-scale solar energy system
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100 kW
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0.1 MW
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Large-scale solar energy system
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101 kW
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0.101 MW
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Large-scale solar energy system
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1,000 kW
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1 MW
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Large-scale solar energy system
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10,000 kW
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10 MW
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