AS 42.05.735: Definitions.

In AS 42.05.725 — 42.05.735,

(1) “community energy facility” is a renewable energy generating facility under a certificated electric utility's community energy tariff that is not connected to a retail consumer's electricity meter and provides all or a portion of the electrical energy requirements of the retail consumer;

(2) “consumer” means a customer of an electric utility described in AS 42.05.725 that consumes the electricity purchased from the utility;

(3) “electric system” means an integrated electrical system that includes, at a minimum, generation and distribution of electric energy;

(4) “nameplate capacity” means the maximum rated output of a generator, prime mover, or other electric power production equipment under specific conditions designated by the manufacturer;

(5) “subscriber” means an electric consumer of an electric utility who owns one or more community energy facility subscriptions interconnected with the utility and who

(A) is a residential customer of the utility; or

(B) is a commercial customer of the utility with an electricity demand of less than 50 kilowatts per month;

(6) “subscriber organization” means a for-profit or nonprofit entity that owns or operates one or more community energy facilities;

(7) “subscription” means a contract between a subscriber and a subscriber organization that owns a community energy facility.