Section 468.20  Definitions

Terms defined in Section 16-128A of the Act shall have the same meaning for purposes of this Part as they have under the Act, unless further defined in this Part.

"Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5].

"Applicant" means a person or entity that files an application with the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) requesting certification pursuant to Section 16-128A of the Act to install distribution generation facilities.

"Certificate holder" means an entity that has received certification pursuant to this Part and that is in good standing with the Commission.

"Directly supervised" means that there is a person on-site who meets the qualifications to perform distributed generation (DG) installations who is available for consultation and review of work performed by apprentices or electrical contractors who may be performing installations.

"Distributed generation facility" means the equipment used by an interconnection customer to generate or store electricity that operates in parallel with the electric distribution system.  A distributed generation facility typically includes an electric generator, a prime mover, and the interconnection equipment required to safely interconnect with the electric distribution system or local electric power system.

"Entity" means an organization, institution or individual that has its own existence for legal or tax purposes and is involved in the business of installing distributed generation.

"Illinois Community College Board" is the State coordinating board for community colleges that administers the Public Community College Act [110 ILCS 805] in a manner that maximizes the ability of the community colleges to serve their communities.

"Install" means to complete the electrical wiring and connections necessary to interconnect the distributed generation facility with the electric utility's distribution system at the point of interconnection between the facility and the utility.  The meaning of "install" in this Part specifically does not include:

Electrical wiring and connections to interconnect the distributed generation facility performed by utility workers on the electric utility's distribution system;

Electrical wiring and connections internal to the distributed generation facility performed by the manufacturer; or

Tasks not associated with the electrical interconnection of the distributed generation facility and the utility, including those relating to planning and project management performed by individuals such as an inspector, management planner, consultant, project designer, contractor or supervisor for the project.

"NEC" shall mean the National Electric Code adopted by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA 02169 (NFPA 70E), effective August 25, 2010.

"Qualified person" means a person who performs installations on behalf of the certificate holder and who has either satisfactorily completed at least five installations of a specific distributed generation technology or has completed at least one of the following programs requiring lab or field work and received a certification of satisfactory completion: an apprenticeship as a journeyman electrician from a DOL registered electrical apprenticeship and training program; a North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) distributed generation technology certification program; an Underwriters Laboratories (UL) distributed generation technology certification program; an Electronics Technicians Association (ETA) distributed generation technology certification program; or an Associate in Applied Science degree from an Illinois Community College Board approved community college program in the appropriate distributed generation technology.  To be considered a "qualified person", the experience and/or training relied upon must be with the same type of distributed generation technology for which the qualification status is sought.

"Retail customer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 16-102 of the Act. For purposes of this Part, a "retail customer" includes that retail customer's employees, officers and agents.

"Self-installer" means an individual who leases or purchases a cogeneration facility for his or her own personal use and installs such cogeneration or self-generation facility on his or her own premises without the assistance of any other person. [220 ILCS 5/16-128A(a)]

"USDOL registered electrician apprenticeship program" and "United States Department of Labor registered electrician apprenticeship program" means an electrician apprenticeship training program that is registered with the United States Department of Labor (USDOL).

"USDOL certification of satisfactory completion" means that person has received a nationally recognized and portable Certificate of Completion from an electrician apprenticeship program that is registered with USDOL.