73 Pa. Stat. § 1649.102
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Alternative energy production project." The development or construction of the following:
"Alternative energy system." Energy generated from alternative energy sources as defined under the act of November 30, 2004 (P.L. 1672, No. 213), known as the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act. The term shall not include a system that is defined as a demand-side management system consisting of the management of customer consumption of electricity or the demand for electricity.
"Authority." The Commonwealth Financing Authority established under 64 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15 (relating to Commonwealth Financing Authority).
"Business." A corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, business trust or other commercial entity approved by the authority. The term shall include not-for-profit entities.
"Clean energy project." A project which does any of the following:
"Consumer energy conservation project." The purchase or installation of any of the following:
"Data center." A facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.
"Data center consolidation project." A project, as determined by the authority, that utilizes server virtualization technology to consolidate and reduce the required number of servers at a data center for the purpose of increased energy efficiency and reduced energy demand.
"Department." The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth.
"Energy efficient equipment." Equipment purchased for manufacturing or processing which is designed to utilize significantly less energy than the industry standard at the time of purchase as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection.
"Energy efficient heating and cooling equipment." Heating and cooling equipment designed to utilize significantly less energy than the industry standard at the time of purchase as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection.
"Energy service project." A project undertaken by a political subdivision pursuant to an energy savings contract with a qualified provider under 62 Pa.C.S. Ch. 37 Subch. E (relating to guaranteed energy savings contracts) and theact of May 10, 1996 (P.L. 153, No. 29) , known as the Guaranteed Energy Savings Act.
"High performance building." A building that adheres to standards adopted by the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, that optimize the energy performance of buildings.
"Pollution control technology project." The acquisition, construction or installation of pollution control technology and equipment that enables an electric generating unit or cogeneration unit to meet any of the following requirements:
"Server." A device on a computer network that manages network resources, including devices to manage network traffic, store files or process database queries.
"Server virtualization technology." The practice of hosting a software operating system within a virtual machine.
"Site preparation project." The construction of water and sewer lines, storm water systems, excavation, construction of access roads, parking facilities, pipelines, transformers and utility transmission lines and traffic control devices.
"Small business." A person that is engaged in a for- profit enterprise and that employs 100 or fewer individuals. The term includes an agricultural producer of a farm commodity.
"Tax Reform Code of 1971." The act of March 4, 1971 (P.L. 6, No. 2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
"Virtual machine." A self-contained software operating environment that operates within a server and simulates a hardware device, such as a computer or a server.
73 P.S. § 1649.102