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66-1264. Same; definitions. As used in the net metering and easy connection act:

(a) "Commission" means the state corporation commission.

(b) "Customer-generator" means the owner or operator of a net metered facility which:

(1) Is powered by a renewable energy resource;

(2) is located on a premises owned, operated, leased or otherwise controlled by the customer-generator;

(3) is interconnected and operates in parallel phase and synchronization with an affected utility and is in compliance with the standards established by the affected utility;

(4) is intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer-generator's own electrical energy requirements;

(5) contains a mechanism, approved by the utility, that automatically disables the unit and interrupts the flow of electricity back onto the supplier's electricity lines in the event that service to the customer-generator is interrupted.

(c) "Peak demand" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 66-1257, and amendments thereto.

(d) "Renewable energy resources" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in K.S.A. 66-1257, and amendments thereto.

(e) "Utility" means investor-owned electric utility.

History: L. 2009, ch. 141, § 9; May 28.