§2924 Definitions

Summary

Defines key energy words used in the chapter. A "defined fuel source" includes petroleum, natural gas, coal, and coke. "Energy-efficient maintenance" means repairs or upgrades that replace equipment or change procedures so they save energy over the life of the equipment and still do the same job; it also covers process improvements like better training or controls that save energy. A "hybrid" vehicle uses both a fuel-burning engine and a rechargeable onboard energy storage system. "Operational energy" is the energy needed to train, move, and support military forces and their weapons and platforms, including tactical power systems and generators. "Petroleum" means natural or synthetic crude, blends of crude, and products made from them. "Renewable energy source" covers energy from solar, wind, biomass, biogas, landfill gas, ocean (tidal, wave, current, thermal), geothermal (including electricity and heat pumps), municipal solid waste, thermal energy from these sources, and new hydroelectric capacity added or made more efficient at existing projects placed in service on or after January 1, 1999. "Biomass" and "biogas" have the meanings given in the cited parts of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1) and 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)(ii)(V)).