Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 82 - KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION › Article 16 - ELECTRIC UTILITY RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS › Section 82-16-1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
As used in these regulations, the following definitions shall
				apply:
(a) "Act" means renewable
			 energy standards act (RESA),
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1256,
			 66-1257, and
			 66-1259 and amendments
			 thereto.
(b) ''Auxiliary power''
			 has the meaning assigned to ''station power" in
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1,170, and amendments thereto.
(c) ''Capacity from generation'' means the
			 net capacity of renewable energy resources owned or leased by a utility. Net
			 capacity is the gross capacity minus auxiliary power required to operate the
			 resource as determined in a test conducted as soon as possible after commercial
			 operation begins. This test shall reflect operation of the resource over a
			 four-hour period under conditions that do not limit performance due to ambient
			 conditions, equipment, or operating or regulatory restrictions. The
			 determination for a multiunit resource, including a wind farm, may be made
			 through tests for a representative sample of at least 10% of the units. If the
			 tests specified in this subsection are not practicable, the nameplate capacity
			 of the resource minus the associated auxiliary power may be used as the net
			 capacity unless there are factors that would prevent the resource from
			 achieving nameplate capacity, other than ambient conditions, equipment, or
			 operating or regulatory restrictions.
(d) ''Capacity from net metering systems''
			 means the rated generating capacity of systems interconnected with a utility
			 pursuant to the net metering and easy connection act,
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1263 et seq. and amendments
			 thereto.
(e) ''Capacity from
			 purchased energy'' means the capacity associated with energy purchased by a
			 utility from renewable energy resources. The capacity from purchased energy
			 shall be the nameplate capacity of the resource minus auxiliary power, adjusted
			 as appropriate to reflect the utility's share of the output of the
			 resource.
(f) ''Capacity from
			 RECs'' means the capacity associated with the purchase of renewable energy
			 credits. For each source of RECs, this capacity shall be determined according
			 to the following formulas:
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where
i = the individual renewable generation facility (source of
				the RECs)
n = the number of months the facility has been in operation
				over the past 24 months, with n representing at least 12 months
Ei,t = the total energy output (MWh) by
				renewable generation facility i during compliance period t
C i,t = the average total generator
				capacity (MW) by renewable generation facility i during compliance period
				t
The capacity factor shall be calculated for the source of the
				RECs, if possible. If the utility is unable to calculate the capacity factor
				for the source of the RECs, the capacity factor shall be the capacity factor of
				the utility's own renewable generation from the prior calendar year for the
				same or similar type of resource as the source of the RECs, if known. If the
				utility has multiple installations of the same or similar type of resource, the
				capacity factor shall be the average of the facilities. If the utility did not
				have the same or similar type of resource as the source of the RECs or if the
				source is unknown, the overall capacity factor of the utility's total renewable
				generation shall be used. In the absence of renewable resource generation, a
				default capacity factor of 34% shall be used.
(g) "Data year" means the calendar year that
			 occurred before the due date of the utility's report to the commission
			 specified in
			 K.A.R.
			 82-16-2.
(h) ''Electric distribution cooperative''
			 means a cooperative as defined by
			 K.S.A.
			 17-4603, and amendments thereto, that is
			 engaged in the retail sale and distribution of electricity and does not own or
			 operate any generation or wholesale transmission facilities within the state of
			 Kansas.
(i) ''Electric utility''
			 and ''utility'' mean any ''affected utility,'' as defined by
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1257 and amendments thereto.
(j) ''Generation and transmission
			 cooperative'' means a cooperative as defined by
			 K.S.A.
			 17-4603, and amendments thereto, that does
			 not engage in the retail distribution and sale of electricity and operates
			 generation facilities and transmission facilities solely for the wholesale
			 distribution and sale of electricity.
(k) ''Nameplate capacity'' means the maximum
			 rated output of a generator under specific conditions designated by the
			 manufacturer, generally indicated in units of kilovolt-amperes (kVA) and in
			 kilowatts (kW) on a name-plate attached to the generator.
(l) "REC" means "renewable energy credit,"
			 which means a credit representing energy produced by renewable energy resources
			 and issued as part of a program that has been approved by the commission. For
			 purposes of these regulations, this term is reflected on a certificate
			 representing the attributes associated with one megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy
			 generated by a renewable energy resource.
(m) ''Renewable energy resources'' has the
			 meaning specified in
			 K.S.A.
			 66-1257, and amendments thereto.
For the purposes of
				K.S.A.
				66-1257(d)(9)(A) and (B) and
				amendments thereto, the following shall apply:
(1) ''Existing hydropower'' shall mean
			 hydropower that existed on or before May 27, 2009.
(2) ''New hydropower'' shall mean hydropower
			 that existed after May 27, 2009.