As used in these regulations, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) "Act" means renewable
energy standards act (RESA),
K.S.A. 66-1256,
66-1257, and
66-1259 and amendments
thereto.
(b) ''Auxiliary power''
has the meaning assigned to ''station power" in
K.S.A. 66-1,170, and amendments thereto.
(c) ''Capacity from generation'' means the
net capacity of renewable energy resources owned or leased by a utility. Net
capacity is the gross capacity minus auxiliary power required to operate the
resource as determined in a test conducted as soon as possible after commercial
operation begins. This test shall reflect operation of the resource over a
four-hour period under conditions that do not limit performance due to ambient
conditions, equipment, or operating or regulatory restrictions. The
determination for a multiunit resource, including a wind farm, may be made
through tests for a representative sample of at least 10% of the units. If the
tests specified in this subsection are not practicable, the nameplate capacity
of the resource minus the associated auxiliary power may be used as the net
capacity unless there are factors that would prevent the resource from
achieving nameplate capacity, other than ambient conditions, equipment, or
operating or regulatory restrictions.
(d) ''Capacity from net metering systems''
means the rated generating capacity of systems interconnected with a utility
pursuant to the net metering and easy connection act,
K.S.A. 66-1263 et seq. and amendments
thereto.
(e) ''Capacity from
purchased energy'' means the capacity associated with energy purchased by a
utility from renewable energy resources. The capacity from purchased energy
shall be the nameplate capacity of the resource minus auxiliary power, adjusted
as appropriate to reflect the utility's share of the output of the
resource.
(f) ''Capacity from
RECs'' means the capacity associated with the purchase of renewable energy
credits. For each source of RECs, this capacity shall be determined according
to the following formulas:
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where
i = the individual renewable generation facility (source of
the RECs)
n = the number of months the facility has been in operation
over the past 24 months, with n representing at least 12 months
Ei,t = the total energy output (MWh) by
renewable generation facility i during compliance period t
C i,t = the average total generator
capacity (MW) by renewable generation facility i during compliance period
t
The capacity factor shall be calculated for the source of the
RECs, if possible. If the utility is unable to calculate the capacity factor
for the source of the RECs, the capacity factor shall be the capacity factor of
the utility's own renewable generation from the prior calendar year for the
same or similar type of resource as the source of the RECs, if known. If the
utility has multiple installations of the same or similar type of resource, the
capacity factor shall be the average of the facilities. If the utility did not
have the same or similar type of resource as the source of the RECs or if the
source is unknown, the overall capacity factor of the utility's total renewable
generation shall be used. In the absence of renewable resource generation, a
default capacity factor of 34% shall be used.
(g) "Data year" means the calendar year that
occurred before the due date of the utility's report to the commission
specified in
K.A.R.
82-16-2.
(h) ''Electric distribution cooperative''
means a cooperative as defined by
K.S.A. 17-4603, and amendments thereto, that is
engaged in the retail sale and distribution of electricity and does not own or
operate any generation or wholesale transmission facilities within the state of
Kansas.
(i) ''Electric utility''
and ''utility'' mean any ''affected utility,'' as defined by
K.S.A. 66-1257 and amendments thereto.
(j) ''Generation and transmission
cooperative'' means a cooperative as defined by
K.S.A. 17-4603, and amendments thereto, that does
not engage in the retail distribution and sale of electricity and operates
generation facilities and transmission facilities solely for the wholesale
distribution and sale of electricity.
(k) ''Nameplate capacity'' means the maximum
rated output of a generator under specific conditions designated by the
manufacturer, generally indicated in units of kilovolt-amperes (kVA) and in
kilowatts (kW) on a name-plate attached to the generator.
(l) "REC" means "renewable energy credit,"
which means a credit representing energy produced by renewable energy resources
and issued as part of a program that has been approved by the commission. For
purposes of these regulations, this term is reflected on a certificate
representing the attributes associated with one megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy
generated by a renewable energy resource.
(m) ''Renewable energy resources'' has the
meaning specified in
K.S.A. 66-1257, and amendments thereto.
For the purposes of
K.S.A. 66-1257(d)(9)(A) and (B) and
amendments thereto, the following shall apply:
(1) ''Existing hydropower'' shall mean
hydropower that existed on or before May 27, 2009.
(2) ''New hydropower'' shall mean hydropower
that existed after May 27, 2009.
(n) ''Renewable energy goal'' means the goal
established by
K.S.A. 66-1256, and amendments thereto, for energy
and energy portfolios of each utility subject to the provisions of the
act.
