§ 160.13. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 17. Corporation Commission
17 Okl.St.Ann. § 160.13
§ 160.13. Definitions
As used in the Oklahoma Wind Energy Development Act:
1. “Abandonment” means the failure to generate electricity from commercial wind energy equipment for a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months for reasons other than curtailment, repowering, a valid judicial order or other governmental regulatory action, with no pending negotiations for purchase. A wind energy facility shall not be considered abandoned if the owner or operator has elected not to run the facility, but it has been maintained in proper working order and is capable of generating electricity;
2. “Commencement of construction” means beginning excavation of wind turbine foundations or other actions relating to the actual erection and installation of commercial wind energy equipment. It shall not include erection of meteorological towers, environmental assessments, surveys, preliminary engineering or other activities associated with assessment of development of the wind resources on a given parcel of property;
9. “Wind energy facility” means an electrical generation facility consisting of one or more wind turbines under common ownership or operating control, and includes substations, meteorological data towers, aboveground and underground electrical transmission lines, transformers, control systems, and other buildings or facilities used to support the operation of the facility, and whose primary purpose is to supply electricity to an off-site customer or customers. Wind energy facility shall not include a wind energy facility located entirely on property held in fee simple absolute estate by the owner of the wind energy facility.
Credits
Laws 2010, c. 319, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
17 Okl. St. Ann. § 160.13, OK ST T. 17 § 160.13
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 277 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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