10-35-16. Definition of terms.
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Terms as used in this section and §§ 10-35-17 to 10-35-21 , inclusive, mean:
(1)"Collector system," all property used or constructed to interconnect individual wind turbines or solar panels within a renewable facility into a common project, including inverters, step-up transformers, electrical collection equipment, collector substation transformers, and communication systems;
(2)"Company," any person, corporation, limited liability company, association, company, partnership, political subdivision, rural electric cooperative, or any group or combination acting as a unit;
(3)"Nameplate capacity," the number of kilowatts a renewable facility can produce, as assigned to the power units in the renewable facility by the manufacturer and determined by the secretary;
(4)"Renewable facility," any wind farm or solar facility;
(5)"Solar facility," all real or personal property used or constructed for the purpose of producing electricity for commercial purposes utilizing solar radiation as an energy source and with a nameplate capacity of at least five thousand kilowatts. The term includes the collector system;
(6)"Transmission line," an electric transmission line and associated facilities including the collector system, with a design of one hundred fifteen kilovolts or more;
(7)"Wind farm," all real or personal property used or constructed for the purpose of producing electricity for commercial purposes utilizing the wind as an energy source and with a nameplate capacity of at least five thousand kilowatts. The term includes the collector system.