California Code of Regulations › Title 20 - Public Utilities and Energy › Division 2 - State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission › Chapter 9 - Solar Energy › Article 1 - Solar Offset Program › Section 2701 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of these regulations, the following
					 definitions shall apply:
(a)
AC
means alternating current.
(b)
Banking
means the
				  accumulation of expected annual time dependent valuation (TDV) energy from
				  offset solar energy system(s) for future use in the solar offset
				  program.
(c)
Building
				  Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential
				  Buildings
means the California Building Energy Efficiency Standards as
				  set forth in the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6.
(d)
Climate Zone
means the
				  16 geographic areas of California for which the Energy Commission has
				  established typical weather data, prescriptive packages and energy budgets. The
				  Energy Commission climate zone map is located at:
				  www.energy.ca.gov/maps/building_climate_zones.html
(e)
Development
-- this
				  article uses the definition of "Development" provided in California Government
				  Code Section
				  66418.1.
(f)
Energy Commission
means
				  the State of California Energy Resources Conservation and Development
				  Commission, commonly known as the California Energy Commission.
(g)
IOU
means investor-owned
				  utility.
(h)
kW
means kilowatt or 1,000 watts, as measured from the alternating current side of
				  the solar energy system inverter consistent with Section
				  223 of Title 15 of the United
				  States Code.
(i)
MW
means megawatt or 1,000,000 watts.
(j)
Minimal Shading
means
				  that no existing shading obstructions or planned or potential shading
				  obstructions (i.e. such items that are shown on builder's building or
				  landscaping plans but not yet installed or planted) are closer than a distance
				  of twice the height that the obstruction extends above the nearest point on the
				  PV array. Any obstruction that projects above the point on the PV array that is
				  closest to the obstruction shall meet this criterion for the PV array to be
				  considered minimally shaded.
(k)
New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP)
means the part of the
				  comprehensive statewide solar program, known as the California Solar
				  Initiative, that is applicable to new residential construction in the utility
				  territories of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison
				  (SCE), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), and Golden State Water Company
				  (doing business as Bear Valley Electric Service). The NSHP provides financial
				  incentives and other support to home builders to encourage the construction of
				  new, energy-efficient solar homes.
(l)
Offset Solar Energy
				  System
means a solar energy system that is used to meet the
				  requirements of the Solar Offset Program.
(m)
Phased Final Map
means a
				  Final Map that was filed pursuant to California Government Code Section
				  66456.1
				  that covers only a portion or phase of the total area encompassed by a
				  Tentative Subdivision Map for which an application has been deemed complete on
				  or after January 1, 2011.
(n)
POU
means publicly-owned utility.
(o)
Production Home
means a
				  single-family residence constructed as part of a development of at least 50
				  homes per project that is intended or offered for sale. To determine whether
				  there is a "development of at least 50 homes per project":
(1) The number of planned homes identified on
				  a Tentative Subdivision Map for which an application has been deemed complete
				  on or after January 1, 2011, will be aggregated with the number of additional
				  homes identified on any Phased Final Maps that are subsequently filed which
				  cover only a portion or phase of the total area encompassed by the Tentative
				  Subdivision Map.
(2) Under no
				  circumstances will Tentative Subdivision Maps deemed complete prior to January
				  1, 2011, or Phased Final Maps that were filed prior to January 1, 2011, be
				  considered in this determination.