Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 94202 - Definitions
(a) For the
purposes of these regulations, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Air contaminant" has the same meaning as
set forth in section
39013
of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)
"Air pollution control equipment" means equipment that eliminates, reduces, or
controls the issuance of air emissions.
(3) "Applicant" means a manufacturer or
manufacturer's designated agent applying for certification of a DG
Unit.
(4) "ARB" means The
California Air Resources Board.
(5)
"Btu" means British thermal unit.
(6) "CO" means carbon monoxide.
(7) "Combined heat and power (CHP)" means a
system that recovers thermal energy and converts it into useful heat from
electrical power generation equipment.
(8) "Digester gas" means gases produced from
the decomposition of sewage.
(9)
"Distributed generation (DG)" means electrical generation technologies that
produce electricity near the place of use.
(10) "DG Unit" means a piece of distributed
generation equipment.
(11)
"District" has the same meaning as set forth in part 3, commencing with section
40000
of the California Health and Safety Code.
(12) "Electrical generation technology" means
reciprocating engines, external combustion engines, combustion turbines,
photovoltaics, wind turbines, fuel cells or any combination thereof.
(13) "Energy efficiency" means the amount of
useful heat and electricity produced by a DG Unit divided by the higher heating
value of the fuel used to produce the useful heat and electricity, expressed as
a percentage.
(14) "Executive
Officer" means the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board or
his or her designee.
(15)
"Executive Order" means an order issued by the Executive Officer of the Air
Resources Board certifying compliance of a DG Unit with the applicable
requirements of this article.
(16)
"Fossil fuels" means fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas; so-called
because they are the remains of ancient plant and animal life.
(17) "Higher heating value" means the amount
of heat released by the combustion of material at 25 ° C once the products
of combustion have returned to a temperature of 25 ° C.
(18) "Landfill gas" means gases produced from
the decomposition and volatilization of materials in landfills
(19) "LPG" means liquid petroleum
gas.
(20) "MW-hr" means
megawatt-hour.
(21) "Natural gas"
means California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) quality natural
gas.
(22) "NOx" means oxides of
nitrogen, expressed as NO2.
(23) "Oil-field waste gas" means gases
produced from the drilling of oil wells and pumping of oil from wells that are
not eligible for delivery to the utility pipeline system.
(24) "PM" means particulate matter.
(25) "Portable" has the same meaning as set
forth in title 13 section
2452 of the California Code of
Regulations.
(26) "Research
operation" means investigation, experimentation, or research to advance the
knowledge of distributed generation technologies.
(27) "Useful heat" means the heat that can be
captured and used for other processes such as heating water or running an
absorption chiller.
(28) "VOC"
means volatile organic compounds, expressed as hexane.
(29) "Zero Emission Technology" means any
technology that does not emit an air contaminant as defined in section
94202(1).
Notes
2. Amendment filed 8-8-2007; operative 9-7-2007 (Register 2007, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601 and 41514.9, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 41514.9, Health and Safety Code.
2. Amendment filed 8-8-2007; operative 9-7-2007 (Register 2007, No. 32).
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