Definitions.
ACCESSORY USE, WIND, SOLAR OR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY FACILITY OR STRUCTUREA facility or structure for the purpose of supplying electrical energy produced from wind, solar, or photovoltaic technologies which is designed to generate only the amount of energy that is consumed by uses on the lot whereon said facility is located. This provision shall not be interpreted to prohibit the sale of excess power that may be generated from time to time from a facility designed to meet only the energy needs of the uses on the lot.
BIOMASS ENERGY FACILITYAll equipment and technology needed to convert a nonhazardous solid or liquid waste stream to a potentially usable form of energy. This may include, but is not limited to steam, methane, natural gas, or other forms of energy.
BOARDThe Township of Bridgewater Planning Board and/or Zoning Board of Adjustment or other municipal authority having jurisdiction.
DCAThe New Jersey Department of Community Affairs which, by extension, shall include the individual divisions and/or offices within the DCA.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY FACILITYAll equipment and technology which produces electric energy solely by the use of the natural heat from the subsurface of the earth as a primary energy source.
INDUSTRIAL ZONESIdentified below are zoned and intended as suitable for use for industrial purposes. These zones are:
(1) M-1 Limited Manufacturing Zone.
(3) M-1B Limited Manufacturing Zone (small lot).
(4) M-2 General Manufacturing Zone.
METEOROLOGICAL TOWER OR MET TOWERA structure designed to support the gathering of wind energy resource data, and includes the tower, base plate, anchors, guy cables and hardware, anemometers (wind speed indicators), wind direction vanes, booms to hold equipment anemometers and vanes, data logger, instrument wiring, and any telemetry devices that are used to monitor or transmit wind speed and wind flow characteristics over a period of time for either instantaneous wind information or to characterize the wind resource at a given location.
OWNERThe individual, entity and/or property owner that intends to own and operate the solar energy systems in accordance with this section. Should the property owner be different from the owner or entity who intends to own and operate the solar energy systems, the property owner shall provide written consent and provide same at the time of the application for approval.
PRINCIPAL USEWind, solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure; shall mean a facility or structure for the purpose of supplying electrical energy produced from wind, solar, or photovoltaic technologies which is designed to generate more energy than that which is consumed by uses on the lot whereon said facility is located.
RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITYAll equipment needed to convert solar, wind or geothermal energy into usable electrical energy, heat water, or produce hot air or similar function through the use of solar panels, wind turbines, and photovoltaic or geothermal technologies. This includes all equipment, including cabinets, inverters, batteries, and similar equipment. For the purpose of this section, a renewable energy facility does not include biomass facilities.
ROTOR DIAMETERThe cross-sectional dimension of the circle swept by the rotating blades of a wind-powered energy generator.
SOLAR ENERGY FACILITYAll equipment and technology needed to convert solar rays into a usable form of energy, hot water, or produce hot air and similar functions through the use of solar panels.
SOLAR PANELSA structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy by way of a solar energy system.
TOTAL HEIGHT FOR SOLAR ENERGY FACILITYIn relation to a solar energy facility, the vertical distance from the ground to the maximum height of the support apparatus and all associated equipment of the solar energy facility at its highest point.
TOTAL HEIGHT FOR WIND ENERGY FACILITYIn relation to a wind energy facility, the vertical distance from the ground to the tip of a wind generator blade when the tip is at its highest point.
TOWERA monopole, freestanding, or guyed structure that supports a wind generator.
WIND ENERGY FACILITYA wind generator, turbine and all associated equipment and technology, including any base, blade, foundation, nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer, vane, inverter, batteries or other component necessary to fully utilize the wind generator to create energy.
WIND GENERATOR OR WIND TURBINEEquipment that converts energy from the wind into electricity. This term includes the rotor, blades and associated mechanical and electrical conversion components necessary to generate, store and/or transfer energy.