Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Bid offer rate.
"Bid offer
				rate" means the rate proposed under a qualified bid for the output of a
				distributed generation resource in response to a procurement solicitation
				conducted pursuant to this Chapter.
B.
Block rate.
"Block rate"
				means the applicable rate established for a procurement block pursuant to this
				Chapter, including the block base rate and any applicable block incentive
				rates.
C.
Block base
				rate.
"Block base rate" means the base rate established for a
				procurement block pursuant to this Chapter.
D.
Block incentive rates.
"Block
				incentive rates" means a set of rates, which may be positive or negative
				values, established for a procurement block and applicable to distributed
				generation resources with certain attributes.
E.
Clearing price.
"Clearing
				price" means the highest bid offer rate accepted by the Commission in the
				initial procurement rounds pursuant to this Chapter.
F.
Commercial or institutional
				customer.
"Commercial or institutional customer" means a nonresidential
				customer of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility in the
				State.
G.
Commercial or
				institutional customer distributed generation resource.
"Commercial or
				institutional customer distributed generation resource" means a distributed
				generation resource that is associated with a commercial or institutional
				customer.
H.
Commercially
				operable.
"Commercially operable" means that the distributed generation
				resource in issue is operational and placed in service and that the project has
				been constructed, tested, and is fully capable of operating for the purpose of
				generating electrical energy as contemplated in this Chapter.
I.
Credit rate.
"Credit rate"
				means the rate per kilowatt-hour used to calculate the bill credits for
				subscribers of a shared distributed generation resource or for commercial or
				institutional customers. The credit rate for subscribers of a shared
				distribution resource or for commercial or institutional customers shall equal
				the per kilowatt-hour price in the long-term contract with that resource's
				project sponsor and must be the same for all subscribers of a particular shared
				distributed generation resource.
J.
Discrete electric generating facility.
"Discrete electric
				generating facility" means a facility that is not co-located with or otherwise
				in geographic proximity to (i) another distributed generation resource as
				defined by this Chapter, or (ii) an eligible facility as defined in Chapter 313
				of the Commission's rules in which there is a common financial or other
				interest that is contrary to the purpose of Title 35-A, sections 3209-A,
				3209-B, chapter 34-C.
K.
Distributed generation resource.
"Distributed generation resource"
				means a discrete electric generating facility, to be installed pursuant to this
				Chapter, with a nameplate capacity of less than five (5) megawatts that uses a
				renewable fuel or technology under
				35-A M.R.S.
				section3210, subsection 2, paragraph B-3 and
				is located in the service territory of an investor-owned transmission and
				distribution utility in the State. A distributed generation resource
				participating in programs under this Chapter may not participate in programs
				under Chapter 313.
L.
Energy
				produced.
"Energy produced" means the energy produced by the distributed
				generation resource and any associated energy storage system.
M.
Energy storage system.
"Energy storage system" means a system that stores energy produced by an
				associated distributed generation resource for use at a later time.
N.
Household with low or moderate
				income.
"Household with low or moderate income" means a household that
				(1) participates in a utility, municipal, state or federal income-based
				assistance program or (2) has household income of up to 80% of the median
				income for the county or metropolitan area where the household is
				located.
O.
Investor-owned
				transmission and distribution utility.
"Investor-owned transmission and
				distribution utility" has the same meaning as in
				35-A M.R.S.
				section3104, subsection 1, paragraph
				A.
P.
Kilowatt.
"Kilowatt" means 1,000 watts. When used in reference to a generation resource,
				a kilowatt is measured by the generator's nameplate capacity.
Q.
Kilowatt-hour.
"Kilowatt-hour" means one kilowatt of power sustained for one hour.
R.
Megawatt.
"Megawatt" means
				1,000 kilowatts. When used in reference to a generation resource, a megawatt is
				measured by the generator's nameplate capacity.
S.
Nameplate capacity.
"Nameplate capacity" means the installed or rated capacity of a distributed
				generation resource in Alternating or Direct Current (AC/DC), as applicable to
				the resource.
T.
Offer.
"Offer" means a proposal to install, operate and provide
				the output of a distributed generation resource pursuant to a contract with a
				standard buyer designated pursuant to this Chapter.
U.
Output.
"Output" means the
				energy, capacity, renewable energy certificates and all other environmental
				attributes and market products that are available or may become available from
				a distributed generation resource and any associated energy storage
				systems.
V.
Procurement
				announcement.
"Procurement announcement" means the formal announcement
				of the initiation of a procurement round pursuant to this Chapter.
W.
Project sponsor.
"Project
				sponsor" means an entity or its successor or assignee that develops, markets,
				owns, manages, operates or is otherwise the responsible entity for:
1. A shared distributed generation resource
				on behalf of subscribers; or
2. A
				commercial or institutional distributed generation resource.