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33 Grid-interne Solar System - A photovoltaic solar system that is connected to an electric circuit 34 served by an electric utility company. 35 Off-grid Solar System - A photovoltaic solar system in which the circuits energized by the solar 36 system are not electrically connected in any way to electric circuits that are served by an electric 37 utility company. 3s Passive Solar System - A solar energy system that captures solar light or heat without 39 transforming it to another form of energy or transfemng the energy via a heat exchanger. 4o Photovoltaic System - An active solar energy system that converts solar energy directly into 41 electricity. 42 Renewable Energy Easement, Solar Energy Easement - An easement that limits the height or 43 location, or both, of permissible development on the burdened land in terms of a structure or 44 vegetation, or both, for the purpose of providing access for the benefited land to wind or sunlight 45 passing over the burdened land. 46 Renewable Energy System - A solar energy or wind energy system. Renewable energy systems 47 do not include passive systems that serve a dual function, such as a greenhouse or window. 4s Roof Pitch -The final exterior slope of a building roof calculated by the rise over the run, 49 typically but not exclusively expressed in twelfths such as 3/12, 9/12, 12/12. 5o Solar Access - A view of the sun, from any point on the collector surface, that is not obscured by 51 any vegetation, building, or object located on parcels of land other than the parcel upon which the 52 solar collector is located, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM Standard time on any day 53 of the year. 54 Solar Collector - A device, structure or a part of a device or structure for which the primary 55 purpose is to transform solar radiant energy into thermal, mechanical, chemical, or electrical 56 energy. 57 Solar Collector Surface -Any part of a solar collector that absorbs solar energy for use in the 5s collector's energy transformation process. Collector surface does not include frames, supports 59 and mounting hardware. so Solar Daylighting - A device specifically designed to capture and redirect the visible portion of 61 the solar spectrum, while controlling the infrared portion, for use in illuminating interior building 62 spaces in lieu of artificial lighting. 63 Solar Energy -Radiant energy received from the sun that can be collected in the form of heat or 64 light by a solar collector. 65 Solar Energy Device - A system or series of mechanisms designed primarily to provide heating, 66 to provide cooling, to produce electrical power, to produce mechanical power, to provide solar 6~ daylighting or to provide any combination of the foregoing by means of collecting and 68 transferring solar generated energy into such uses either by active or passive means. Such 69 systems may also have the capability of storing such energy for future utilization. Passive solar ~o systems shall clearly be designed as a solar energy device such as a trombe wall and not merely a 71 part of a normal structure such as a window. 72 Page 2 of 6