3 AAC 108.499 - Definitions

In 3 AAC 108.400 - 3 AAC 108.499, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) "American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Level II or higher energy audit" means an energy audit that complies with guidance provided by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers in the publication Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits, Second Edition (2011), adopted by reference, for a Level II or higher energy audit;

(2) "community" means a municipality or unincorporated village in which 25 or more individuals reside as a social unit,

(3) "end-use energy efficiency measure"

(A) means an improvement made to a building or facility that incorporates a technology or building practice that improves the energy efficiency of that building or facility;

(B) includes lighting retrofits, increased insulation, weather stripping, and automated controls;

(C) does not include behavior change programs or other conservation measures;

(4) "grant" or "village energy efficiency program grant" means a grant awarded under 3 AAC 108.400 - 3 AAC 108.499;

(5) "grant money" means amounts awarded as grants under the village energy efficiency program;

(6) "matching funds" or "matching resources"

(A) means those resources that the grantee dedicates for the completion of the project;

(B) includes

(i) cash;

(ii) loan proceeds; and

(iii) grantee-provided and documented equipment, labor, or other materials or services needed for the completion of the project;

(7) "public building and facility" means a building or other infrastructure that consumes electricity or heating energy, is open to the general public, and is used by the community; in this paragraph, "other infrastructure" includes water systems and street or community outdoor lighting.

Notes

3 AAC 108.499

Eff. 6/30/2013, Register 206

A copy of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers publication Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits, adopted by reference in 3 AAC 108.499, is available for inspection at the offices of the Alaska Energy Authority, 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage Alaska 99503. A copy of the publication may also be obtained from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers at ASHRAE Headquarters, 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329, and at https://www. ashrae.org/resources-publications/bookstore/procedures-for-commercial-building-energy-audits.

Authority:AS 44.83.080