Section 10-35-16 - Definition of terms. - South Dakota Statutes

10-35-16. Definition of terms. Terms as used in this section and §§ 10-35-17 to 10-35-22, inclusive, mean:
(1) "Collector system," all property used or constructed to interconnect individual wind turbines within a wind farm into a common project, including step-up transformers, electrical collection equipment, collector substation transformers, and communication systems;
(2) "Company," any person, corporation, limited liability company, association, company, partnership, political subdivision, rural electric cooperative, or any group or combination acting as a unit;
(3) "Nameplate capacity," the number of kilowatts a wind farm can produce, as assigned to the power units in the wind farm by the manufacturer and determined by the secretary;
(4) "Wind farm," all real or personal property used or constructed for the purpose of producing electricity for commercial purposes utilizing the wind as an energy source and with a nameplate capacity of at least five thousand kilowatts. The term includes the collector system;
(5) "Transmission line," an electric transmission line and associated facilities including the collector system, with a design of one hundred fifteen kilovolts or more.

Source: SL 2008, ch 49, § 1.