As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
OWNER
The individual or entity that intends to own and operate
a wind facility in accordance with this article.
RATED NAMEPLATE CAPACITY
The maximum rated output of electric power production equipment.
This output is typically specified by the manufacturer with a nameplate
on the equipment.
TOWER
The monopole, freestanding or guyed structure that supports
a wind generator.
TURBINE HEIGHT
The vertical distance from ground level at the base of the
turbine to the tip of a rotor blade at its highest point.
WIND ENERGY FACILITY
A facility consisting of any and all equipment, machinery
and structures utilized in connection with the conversion, storage
or transfer of wind into electrical energy. It includes all transmission,
storage, collection and supply equipment as well as substations, transformers,
turbines and accessways (examples include but are not limited to all
blades, base, foundations, rotors, towers, vanes, wires, inverters,
batteries, generators and/or other components of the system).
A.
UTILITY-SCALE WIND FACILITYA commercial wind facility where the primary use is intended to be electrical generation that will be sold to wholesale electricity markets.
B.
SMALL WIND ENERGY FACILITYA wind facility located at a commercial, industrial, agricultural, residential, institutional or public facility that is designed and intended to generate electrical output primarily for the use or benefit of structures on the same lot or on contiguous commonly owned lots. Small wind facilities have a rated nameplate capacity of 80 kilowatts or less and a total height not exceeding 35 feet.
WIND TURBINE
A device that converts kinetic wind energy into rotational
energy that drives an electrical generator. A wind turbine typically
consists of a tower, nacelle body, and a rotor with two or more blades.