Nevada § 332.330 - “Operating cost-savings measure” defined

§ 332.330. “Operating cost-savings measure” defined

“ Operating cost-savings measure ”: 1. Means any improvement, repair or alteration to a building, or any equipment, fixture

or furnishing to be added or used in a building that is designed to reduce operating

costs, including, without limitation, those costs related to electrical energy and

demand, thermal energy, water consumption, waste disposal and contract-labor costs,

and increase the operating efficiency of the building for the appointed functions

that are cost-effective. 2. Includes, without limitation: (a) Operational or maintenance labor savings resulting from reduced costs for maintenance

contracts as provided through reduction of required maintenance or operating tasks,

including, without limitation, replacement of filters and lighting products, and equipment

failures. (b) Investment in equipment, products and materials, and strategies for building operation,

or any combination thereof, designed to reduce energy and other utility expenses,

including, without limitation: (1) Costs for materials and labor required to replace old equipment with new, more

efficient equipment. (2) Storm windows or doors, caulking or weather stripping, multiglazed windows or

doors, heat-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed or coated windows or doors, reductions

in glass area, and other modifications to windows and doors that will reduce energy

consumption. (3) Automated or computerized energy control systems. (4) Replacement of, or modifications to, heating, ventilation or air-conditioning

systems. (5) Replacement of, or modifications to, lighting fixtures. (6) Improvements to the indoor air quality of a building that conform to all requirements

of an applicable building code. (7) Energy recovery systems. (8) Systems for combined cooling, heating and power that produce steam or other forms

of energy, for use primarily within the building or a complex of buildings. (9) Installation of, or modifications to, existing systems for daylighting, including

lighting control systems. (10) Installation of, or modification to, technologies that use renewable or alternative

energy sources. (11) Programs relating to building operation that reduce operating costs, including,

without limitation, computerized programs, training and other similar activities. (12) Programs for improvement of steam traps to reduce operating costs. (13) Devices that reduce water consumption in buildings, for lawns and for other irrigation

applications. (14) Any additional improvements to building infrastructures that produce energy and

operating cost savings, significantly reduce energy consumption or increase the operating

efficiency of the buildings for their appointed functions, provided that such improvements

comply with applicable building codes. (15) Trash compaction and waste minimization. (16) Ground source systems for heating and cooling. (c) Investment in educational programs relating to the operation and maintenance of

any equipment installed to reduce operating costs. 3. Does not include the construction of a new building or any addition to a building

that increases the square footage of the building.