§ 143-64.11. Definitions.
§ 143‑64.11. Definitions.
For purposes of this Article:
(1) "Economiclife" means the projected or anticipated useful life of a facility.
(2) "Energy‑consumptionanalysis" means the evaluation of all energy‑ consuming systems,including systems that consume water or other utilities, and components ofthese systems by demand and type of energy or other utility use, including theinternal energy load imposed on a facility by its occupants, equipment andcomponents, and the external energy load imposed on the facility by climaticconditions.
(2a) "EnergyOffice" means the State Energy Office of the Department of Commerce.
(2b) "Energy‑consumingsystem" includes but is not limited to any of the following equipment ormeasures:
a. Equipment used toheat, cool, or ventilate the facility;
b. Equipment used toheat water in the facility;
c. Lighting systems;
d. On‑siteequipment used to generate electricity for the facility;
e. On‑siteequipment that uses the sun, wind, oil, natural gas, liquid propane gas, coal,or electricity as a power source; and
f. Energy conservationmeasures, as defined in G.S. 143‑64.17, in the facility design andconstruction that decrease the energy, water, or other utility requirements ofthe facility.
(3) "Facility"means a building or a group of buildings served by a central distributionsystem for energy, water, or other utility or components of a centraldistribution system.
(4) "Initialcost" means the required cost necessary to construct or renovate afacility.
(5) "Life‑cyclecost analysis" means an analytical technique that considers certain costsof owning, using, and operating a facility over its economic life, includingbut not limited to:
a. Initial costs;
b. System repair andreplacement costs;
c. Maintenance costs;
d. Operating costs,including energy costs; and
e. Salvage value.
(6) Repealed by SessionLaws 1993, c. 334, s. 3, effective July 13, 1993.
(7) "Stateagency" means the State of North Carolina or any board, bureau,commission, department, institution, or agency of the State.
(8) "State‑assistedfacility" means a facility constructed or renovated in whole or in partwith State funds or with funds guaranteed or insured by a State agency.
(9) "Statefacility" means a facility constructed or renovated, by a State agency.
(10) "Stateinstitution of higher learning" means any constituent institution of TheUniversity of North Carolina. (1975, c. 434, s. 2; 1989, c. 23, s. 1; 1993, c. 334,s. 3; 2001‑415, s. 2; 2006‑190, ss. 9, 10, 11; 2007‑546, s.3.1(c); 2009‑446, s. 1(f).)