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Title 21 - MiscellaneousChapter XI - New York State Energy Research And Development Authority
Part 510 - Evaluation Criteria for Determining the Cost Effectiveness of Proposed Changes to the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State
Section 510.2 - Definitions

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21 § 510.2

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Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024
Section 510.2 - Definitions

Whenever used in this Part, unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below.

(a)Commercial Building. Commercial building shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 NYCRR section 1240.2.
(b)Code Council. Code Council means the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council, as established by section 374 of the Executive Law and enacted by the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code Act, chapter 707 of the Laws of 1981.
(c)DOE. DOE means the United States Department of Energy.
(d)DOE Commercial Methodology. The DOE Commercial Methodology means the U.S.Department of Energy's Methodology for Evaluating Cost-effectiveness of Commercial Energy Code Changes.
(e)DOE Residential Methodology. The DOE Residential Methodology means the U.S. Department of Energy's Methodology for Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Residential Energy Code Changes.
(f)Energy Code. Energy Code means Part 1240 of Title 19 of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York.
(g)Energy Code update. Energy Code update means an amendment to the Energy Code, which may include the adoption of a new Energy Code by the Code Council.
(h)Effective Useful Life. Effective useful life means the estimated, median length of time in years that an energy system, energy conservation measure, or piece of equipment is functional, prior to replacement.
(i)Emissions Factors. Emissions factors mean the amount of GHGs emitted per unit of electricity or fuel used.
(j)Energy Price. Energy price means the average annual retail price of electricity or fuel.
(k)Energy Price Escalation Rate. Energy price escalation rate means the projected change in energy prices over time.
(l)Fuel. Fuel means natural gas, propane, kerosene, diesel, or oil.
(m)Life-cycle Cost. Life-cycle cost shall have the same meaning set forth in as section 11-102 of theEnergy Law.
(n)NYSERDA. NYSERDA means the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
(o)Prototype Building Model. Prototype building model means the whole building energy simulations developed by U.S. Department of Energy for a series of commercial and residential building configurations, which models may be used for evaluating or comparing current Energy Code to a proposed Energy Code update.
(p)Residential Building. Residential building shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 NYCRR section 1240.2.
(q)Study Period. Study period means the number of years into the future that costs and revenues are considered in this Part. The study year period as used in this Part is 30 years.
(r)TRM. TRM (Technical Resource Manual) means the New York Standard Approach for Estimating Energy Savings from Energy Efficiency Programs - Residential, Multi-Family, and Commercial/Industrial.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 21 § 510.2

Adopted New York State Register June 18, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 25, eff. 6/18/2024