Terms as used in §§ 10-35-1.3 to 10-35-1.6, inclusive, mean:

1. (1) "Commercial operation date," the first date that a power generation facility is producing electricity on a continuous basis and is delivering electricity to customers;
2. (2) "Construction date," is the first date earth is excavated for the purpose of constructing the power generation facility;
3. (3) "Construction period," the time period between the construction date and the commercial operation date;
4. (4) "Nameplate capacity," the number of kilowatts a power generation facility can produce, as assigned to the power unit by the manufacturer and determined by the secretary;
5. (5) "Power generation facility," a facility with one power unit that generates electricity, with a nameplate capacity of no less than five hundred megawatts or a facility that generates at least five hundred megawatts of electricity by converting coal to synthesis gas which is used to fuel a combined-cycle power unit that generates electricity from one or more combustion turbines and one or more steam turbines;
6. (6) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Revenue.

Source: SL 2005, ch 66 , § 1; SL 2007, ch 53 , § 1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 161, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.