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

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

3. (3) "end-use energy efficiency measure"

   1. (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;
   2. (B) includes lighting retrofits, increased insulation, weather stripping, and automated controls;
   3. (C) does not include behavior change programs or other conservation measures;
4. (4) "grant" or "village energy efficiency program grant" means a grant awarded under 3 AAC 108.400 - 3 AAC 108.499;
5. (5) "grant money" means amounts awarded as grants under the village energy efficiency program;

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

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

   2. (B) includes

      1. (i) cash;
      2. (ii) loan proceeds; and
      3. (iii) grantee-provided and documented equipment, labor, or other materials or services needed for the completion of the project;
7. (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.

(Eff. 6/30/2013, Register 206)