Michigan Laws > Chapter 460 > Act 295 of 2008 > Part 1 – General Provisions
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- Applicable regional transmission organization: means a nonprofit, member-based organization governed by an independent board of directors that serves as the regional transmission organization approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with oversight responsibility for the region that includes the provider's service territory. See Michigan Laws 460.1003
- Biomass: means any organic matter that is not derived from fossil fuels, that can be converted to usable fuel for the production of energy, and that replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Agricultural crops and crop wastes. See Michigan Laws 460.1003Board: means the wind energy resource zone board created under section 143. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Carbon capture and storage: means a process that involves collecting carbon dioxide at its source and storing, or sequestering, it to prevent its release into the atmosphere. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy: means electricity or steam generated using a clean energy system. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy portfolio: means the percentage of an electric provider's total retail electric sales consisting of clean energy or renewable energy. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy standard: means the clean energy portfolio required under section 51(1). See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Clean energy system: means an electricity generation facility or system or set of electricity generation systems that meets any of the following requirements:
(i) Generates electricity or steam without emitting greenhouse gas, including nuclear generation. See Michigan Laws 460.1003Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Customer meter: means an electric meter of a provider's retail customer. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Distributed generation: means the generation of electricity under the distributed generation program. See Michigan Laws 460.1003 Efficient electrification measure: means an electric appliance or equipment installed in an existing building to electrify, in whole or in part, space heating, water heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, or another building or industrial end use that would otherwise be served by combustion of fossil fuel on the premises and that meets best-practice standards for cost-effective energy efficiency as determined by the commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Efficient electrification measures plan: means a plan to offer and promote efficient electrification measures. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Electric provider: means any of the following:
(i) Any person or entity that is regulated by the commission for the purpose of selling electricity to retail customers in this state. See Michigan Laws 460.1005Energy conservation: means the reduction of customer energy use through the installation of measures or changes in energy usage behavior. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy efficiency: means a decrease in customer consumption of electricity or natural gas achieved through measures or programs that target customer behavior, equipment, devices, or materials without reducing the quality of energy services. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy star: means the voluntary partnership among the United States Department of Energy, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, product manufacturers, local utilities, and retailers to help promote energy efficient products by labeling with the energy star logo, educate consumers about the benefits of energy efficiency, and help promote energy efficiency in buildings by benchmarking and rating energy performance. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy storage system: means any technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing the energy for a period of time, and redelivering the energy. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Energy waste reduction plan: means a plan under section 71. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Federal approval: means approval by the applicable regional transmission organization or other Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved transmission planning process of a transmission project that includes the transmission line. See Michigan Laws 460.1005 Greenhouse gas: means carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Grid reliability: means the ability, as defined by the regional transmission organization, of the bulk power system to withstand sudden, unexpected disturbances, such as short circuits or unanticipated loss of system elements because of natural causes. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Incremental costs of compliance: means the net revenue required by an electric provider to comply with the renewable energy standard, calculated as provided under section 47. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Independent transmission company: means that term as defined in section 2 of the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30, MCL 460. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Load management: means measures or programs that target equipment or behavior to result in decreased peak electricity demand such as by shifting demand from a peak to an off-peak period. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Modified net metering: means a utility billing method that applies the power supply component of the full retail rate to the net of the bidirectional flow of kilowatt hours across the customer interconnection with the utility distribution system, during a billing period or time-of-use pricing period. See Michigan Laws 460.1007 Natural gas provider: means an investor-owned business engaged in the sale and distribution at retail of natural gas within this state whose rates are regulated by the commission. See Michigan Laws 460.1009 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l plan: means a plan approved under section 22 or former section 21 or 23 or found to comply with this act under former section 25, with any amendments adopted under this act. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Provider: means an electric provider or a natural gas provider. See Michigan Laws 460.1009 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Renewable energy: means electricity or steam generated using a renewable energy system. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy credit: means a credit granted under a certification and tracking program established under section 41, which represents generated renewable energy. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy credit portfolio: means the sum of the renewable energy credits achieved by a provider for a particular year. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy resource: means a resource that naturally replenishes over a human, not a geological, time frame and that is ultimately derived from solar power, water power, or wind power. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Renewable energy system: means a facility, electricity generation system, or set of electricity generation systems that use 1 or more renewable energy resources to generate electricity or steam. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 Resource adequacy: describes having sufficient resources to provide customers with a continuous supply of electricity at the proper voltage and frequency, virtually always and across a range of reasonably foreseeable conditions. See Michigan Laws 460.1011 shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c Site: means , except as used in part 8, a contiguous site, regardless of the number of meters at that site. See Michigan Laws 460.1013 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Transmission line: means all structures, equipment, and real property necessary to transfer electricity at system bulk supply voltage of 100 kilovolts or more. See Michigan Laws 460.1013 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o