Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 111-13 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in these rules and regulations, shall have the meaning indicated below.
A. Customer. "Customer" means the person who is named on the retail electric provider's bill for the premises.B. Lease Agreement. "Lease Agreement" means an agreement between a Customer and Lessor for the exclusive rights to use a renewable energy facility for a specified period of time in exchange for payment.C. Lessee. "Lessee" means a customer subject to a Lease Agreement with a Lessor for the use of a renewable energy facility.D. Lessor. "Lessor" means an entity that owns a renewable energy facility subject to any Lease Agreement.E. Certificate. "Certificate" means the certificate of fit, willing, and able authorized to be issued under provisions of Title 58, Chapter 27, Article 23. Certificates shall be required of all entities operating as Lessors of renewable energy facilities within the State of South Carolina.F. ORS. "ORS" means the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff.G. Renewable energy facility. "Renewable energy facility" means any facility for the production of electrical energy that utilizes a renewable generation resource such as solar photovoltaic and solar thermal resources, wind resources, low-impact hydroelectric resources, geothermal resources, tidal and wave energy resources, recycling resources, hydrogen fuel derived from renewable resources, combined heat and power derived from renewable resources, and biomass resources.H. Retail Electric Provider. "Retail Electric Provider" means an electrical utility as defined in Section 58-27-10 and also means other entities that provide retail electric service in South Carolina, but excluding electric cooperatives organized under the laws of a state other than South Carolina.Added by State Register Volume 45, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/28/2021.