Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental Control
2000 - Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy
2103 - Regulations for the Green Energy Fund
Section 2103-3.0 - Definitions
The following words and terms used in this regulation, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, or such other agents as the department or Secretary may designate.
"DP&L" means the trade name used by Delmarva Power and Light Company, or its successor.
"DP&L service territory" means the service territory of Delmarva Power and Light Company, or its successor, as such territory is reflected in the electric service territory maps maintained by the Delaware Public Service Commission under the authority of 26 Del.C. § 203B
"Energy efficiency improvement" means an increase in productivity or output for a given energy input when compared to conventional technologies or practices. Energy efficiency improvements may include equipment replacement, installation of controls, changes in operating practices, or other measures.
"Energy efficient technology" means a hardware device or system that provides an end-use energy service (e.g., lighting, heating, air conditioning, motion, etc.) using less energy per unit of output than minimum standards allow or available conventional equipment.
"Fiscal year" means the budget and accounting year of the State beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30. Reference to a fiscal year by year number means the fiscal year ending on June 30 of the named year. For example, a reference to fiscal year 2004 means the period beginning on July 1, 2003 and ending on June 30, 2004.
"Fuel cell" is an electrochemical energy conversion device which converts the chemical energy from a fuel directly into electricity and heat.
"Geothermal heat pump" means either an open or closed loop system or direct expansion system that uses the thermal energy of the ground or groundwater as the heat source and heat sink for residential or non-residential space heating and cooling. A closed loop system consists of a ground heat exchanger in which the heat transfer fluid is permanently contained in a closed system. An open loop system consists of a ground heat exchanger in which the heat transfer fluid is part of a larger environment. A direct expansion system consists of a geothermal heat pump system in which the refrigerant is circulated in pipes buried in the ground, rather than using a heat transfer fluid, such as water or antifreeze solution in a separate closed loop, and fluid to refrigerant heat exchanger.
"Green Energy Fund" means the fund established by 29 Del.C. § 8057 and administered by the Department.
"Grid-connected", "Grid-tied" or "Interconnected" means a condition in which a qualifying system that is an electrical generating system serves and is electrically connected to an electrical load that is also connected to and served by the local utility electrical grid. The delivery or ability to deliver, any portion of the generating capacity into the utility electrical grid is not required, nor must the loads served be only alternating current (AC) loads. Systems need only to be capable of serving electrical loads that would otherwise be served by the local utility.
"Kilowatt" means the basic unit of electric power equal to 1,000 watts.
"Kilowatt-hour" or "kWh" means the basic unit of electric energy equal to one kilowatt of power supplied to or taken from an electric circuit steadily for one hour. One-kilowatt hour equals 1,000 watt-hours. Electric energy is commonly sold by the kilowatt-hour.
"Nonresidential" means all classes of customer purchasing electric power for uses other than for individual households. These groups of customers generally purchase electric power for commercial and industrial purposes. When used as an adjective with respect to qualified systems or Green Energy Endowment Program grants or loans, such term refers to systems owned by, or leased to, or grants or loans awarded to Nonresidential persons.
"Participating contractor" means an appropriately Delaware licensed contractor who has submitted to the Department an application designated by the Department with all required attachments and maintains in full force all required insurance, certifications, and warranties as described in subsection 5.6.
"Passive solar design" means a residential or non-residential building design that uses no external mechanical power, such as pumps or blowers, to collect and move solar heat.
"Photovoltaic" means an electronic semiconductor device, most commonly made of silicon that produces direct current (DC) electricity from sunlight.
"Placed in service" means installed, operational, and producing output.
"Professional engineer" means "engineer", as defined in Title 24 Del.C. Ch. 28, Professional Engineers, namely, a person who. by reason of his or her advanced knowledge of mathematics and the physical sciences, acquired by professional education and practical experience, is technically and legally qualified to practice Professional Engineering, and who is licensed by the Delaware Association of Professional Engineers.
"Purchaser" means the purchaser or lessee of a qualifying system.
"Renewable energy technology" shall have the meaning as prescribed in 29 Del.C. Ch. 80.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
"Solar shade analysis" means a site evaluation that measures the annual solar potential at the installation address.
"Solar water heating" means the heating of water by use of the sun's energy.
"State" means the State of Delaware.
"Ton of capacity" means 12,000 British Thermal Units (BTU) per hour of cooling capacity.
"Watt" means the basic unit of measure of real electric power, or rate of doing work.
"Watt-hour" means the basic unit of measure of electric energy consumption. The total amount of energy used in one hour by a device that requires one watt of power for continuous operation.
"Wind turbine" means a mechanical/electrical system that converts the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical or electric power.
