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Alternative Energy Systems Ordinance Planning Commission Recommendation <br />September21, 2009 <br />l Hub height means the distance measured from natural grade to the center of the turbine hub. <br />J Monopole tower means a tower constructed of tapered tubes that fit together symmetrically <br />and are stacked one section on top of another and bolted to a concrete foundation without support <br />cables. <br />Open loop ground source heat pump system means a system that uses groundwater as a heat <br />transfer fluid by drawing groundwater from a well to a heat pump and then discharging the water <br />over land, directly in a water body or into an injection well. <br />Passive solar energy system means a system that captures solar light or heat without <br />transforming it to another form of energy or transferring the energy via a heat exchanger. <br />Photovoltaic system means a solar energy system that converts solar energy directly into <br />electricity. <br />Residential ivind turbine means a wind turbine of 10 kilowatt (kW) nameplate generating <br />capacity or less. <br />Small ivind turbine means a wind turbine of 100 kW nameplate generating capacity or less. <br />Solar energy system means a device or structural design feature, a substantial purpose of <br />which is to provide daylight for interior lighting or provide for the collection, storage and <br />distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling, electricity generation or water heating. <br />Total height means the highest point above natural grade reached by a rotor tip or any other <br />part of a wind turbine. <br />Tower means a vertical structure that supports a wind turbine. <br />Utility wind turbine means a wind turbine of more than 100 kW nameplate generating <br />capacity. <br />Vertical axis wind turbine means a type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft runs <br />vertically. <br />Vertical ground source heat pump system means a closed loop ground source heat pump <br />system where the loops or coils are installed vertically in one or more borings below the land <br />surface. <br />Wind energy system means an electrical generating facility that consists of a wind turbine, <br />feeder line(s), associated controls and may include a tower. <br />Wind turbine means any piece of electrical generating equipment that converts the kinetic energy <br />of blowing wind into electrical energy through the use of airfoils or similar devices to capture the <br />wind. <br />