Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§9202 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 100— - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS › § 9202

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Gives short definitions used in the chapter: wind energy system—parts that turn wind into electricity or mechanical power and may include storage, controls, and transmission; small—maximum rated capacity of 100 kilowatts or less; large—not small; public or private entity—any person or domestic organization (for example, companies, utilities, institutions, cooperatives, or government agencies); known wind resource—site with estimated average annual wind speed of at least 12 miles per hour; conventional energy source—oil, gas, coal, or nuclear fuels; Secretary—the Secretary of Energy.

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Title 42, §9202

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For purposes of this chapter—

(1)the term “wind energy system” means a system of components which converts the kinetic energy of the wind into electricity or mechanical power, and which comprises all necessary components, including energy storage, power conditioning, control systems, and transmission systems, where appropriate, to provide electricity or mechanical power for individual, residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, utility, or governmental use;

(2)the term “small wind energy system” means a wind energy system having a maximum rated capacity of one hundred kilowatts or less;

(3)the term “large wind energy system” means a wind energy system which is not a small wind energy system;

(4)the term “public and private entity” means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, agricultural cooperative, public- or investor-owned utility, public or private institution or group, any State or local government agency, or any other domestic entity;

(5)the term “known wind resource” means a site with an estimated average annual wind velocity of at least twelve miles per hour;

(6)the term “conventional energy source” means energy produced from oil, gas, coal, and nuclear fuels; and

(7)the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

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42 U.S.C. § 9202

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73