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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70714</law_id><section_number>10.1-1197.5</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>56-46.1</reference><reference>56-580</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Activities Administered by Other Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="11.1">Department of Environmental Quality</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Small Renewable Energy Projects</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>As used in this article:
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Energy storage facility</span>&#x201D; means energy storage equipment or technology that is capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period of time, and redelivering energy after it has been stored.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Interconnection facilities</span>&#x201D; means generation tie lines, collector lines, substations, switching stations, and any other component required to connect an electrical generation facility with the electrical grid.
		&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Small renewable energy project</span>&#x201D; means (i) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 150 megawatts that generates electricity only from sunlight or wind and its dedicated associated <span class="dictionary">interconnection facilities</span>; (ii) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 100 megawatts that generates electricity only from falling water, wave <span class="dictionary">motion</span>, tides, or geothermal power and its dedicated associated <span class="dictionary">interconnection facilities</span>; (iii) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 20 megawatts that generates electricity only from biomass, energy from waste, or municipal solid waste and its dedicated associated <span class="dictionary">interconnection facilities</span>; (iv) an <span class="dictionary">energy storage facility</span> that uses electrochemical cells to convert chemical energy with a rated capacity not exceeding 150 megawatts and its dedicated associated <span class="dictionary">interconnection facilities</span>; or (v) a hybrid project composed of an electrical generation facility that meets the parameters established in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) and an <span class="dictionary">energy storage facility</span> that meets the parameters established in clause (iv).</p></section></text><history>2009, cc. 808, 854; 2017, c. 368; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 419; 2025, c. 710.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
