06-096 C.M.R. ch. 148, § 2 - Definitions

A. Combined heat and power. "Combined heat and power"or "CHP" means a generator that sequentially produces both electric power and thermal energy from a single source.

B. Emergency. "Emergency" means for the purpose of this Chapter only, an electric power outage due to a failure of the electrical grid, on-site disaster, local equipment failure, or public service emergencies such as flood, fire, natural disaster. Emergency shall also mean when the imminent threat of a power outage is likely due to failure of the electrical supply or capacity deficiencies result in a deviation of voltage from the electrical supplier to the premises of three percent (3%) above or five percent (5%) below standard voltage.

C. Emergency Generators. "Emergency generators" means generators used only during emergencies or for maintenance purposes, provided that the maximum annual operating hours, including maintenance, shall not exceed 500 hours per calendar year. Emergency generators shall not be operated in conjunction with any voluntary demand-reduction program or any other interruptible supply arrangement with a utility, other market participant, or system operator. Any engine that is certified under EPA non-road standards is automatically certified under this rule to operate as an emergency generator.

D. Generator. "Generator" or "electric generating unit" means any equipment that converts primary fuel (including fossil fuels and renewable fuels) into electricity or electricity and thermal energy.

E. Installed. "Installed" means that time forward from which a generator has been physically placed on a site and is capable of producing electricity.

F. ISO. "ISO" means the International Organization for Standardization

G. Non-Emergency Generator. "Non-emergency generator" means any generator that is not defined herein as an emergency generator.

H. Supplier. "Supplier" means a person or firm that manufactures, assembles, or otherwise supplies generators subject to the requirements of this Chapter.

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