South Dakota § 10-35-1.3 - Definitions.
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§ 10-35-1.3. Definitions.
Terms as used in §§ 10-35-1.3 to 10-35-1.6, inclusive, mean:
(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) "Construction date," is the first date earth is excavated for the purpose of constructing the power generation facility;
(3) "Construction period," the time period between the construction date and the commercial operation date;
(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) "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) "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.
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