W. Va. Code R. § 133-50-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 133-50-2 - Definitions

2.1. Chancellor. The individual employed as Chancellor for Higher Education pursuant to W. Va. Code § 18B-1B-5.

2.2. Commission. West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.

2.3. Energy and water conservation measures. Goods or services, or both, to reduce energy and water consumption operating costs of an institution's facilities. They include, but are not limited to, installation of one or more of the following:

2.3.1. Insulation of a building structure and systems within a building;

2.3.2. Storm windows or doors, caulking or weather stripping, multiglazed windows or doors, heat-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed and coated window or door systems, or other window or door modifications that reduce energy consumption;

2.3.3. Automatic energy control systems;

2.3.4. Heating, ventilating or air conditioning systems, including modifications or replacements;

2.3.5. Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures to increase energy efficiency;

2.3.6. Energy recovery systems;

2.3.7. Cogeneration systems that produce steam or another form of energy for use by any tenant in a building or complex of buildings owned by an institution;

2.3.8. Energy-conservation maintenance measures that provide long-term operating cost reductions of the building's present cost of operation; or

2.3.9. Water saving devices and fixtures, improvements to infrastructure to minimize water loss, and devices to monitor and control usage.

2.4. Energy or water savings contract. A contract for the evaluation and recommendation of energy and water conservation measures and for implementation of one or more measures.

2.5. Energy and Water Savings Loan or Loans. A loan made from the revolving loan fund established by W. Va. Code § 18B-5-11.

2.6. Energy and Water Savings Revolving Loan Fund Program or Program. The program established by W. Va. Code § 18B-5-11 to finance projects that will achieve significant reductions in campus energy or water consumption and costs.

2.7. Qualified provider or consultant. A person, firm or corporation experienced in one or more of the following: the identification, quantification, design, implementation or installation of energy and water conservation measures.

2.8. State Institutions of Higher Education or Institutions or Institution. Those institutions of higher education defined in W. Va. Code § 18B-1-2(p).

W. Va. Code R. § 133-50-2