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Resolution 986-13 Page 5 SOLAR COLLECTOR SURFACE: Any part of a solar collector that absorbs solar energy for use in the collector’s energy transformation process. Collector surface does not include frames, supports and mounting hardware. SOLAR ENERGY: Radiant energy received from the sun that can be collected in the form of heat or light by a solar collector. SOLAR ENERGY EASEMENT: An easement that limits the height or location, or both, of permissible development on the burdened land in terms of a structure or vegetation, or both, for the purpose of providing access for the benefited land to wind or sunlight passing over the burdened land. SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM (SES): An active solar energy system that collects or stores solar energy and transforms solar energy into another form of energy or transfers heat from a collector to another medium using mechanical, electrical, or chemical means. SOLAR HOT WATER SYSTEM: A system that includes a solar collector and a heat exchanger that heats or preheats water for building heating systems or other hot water needs, including residential domestic hot water and hot water for commercial purposes. SOLAR MOUNTING DEVICES: Racking, frames, or other devices that allow the mounting of a solar collector onto a roof surface or the ground. WECS: A Wind Energy Conversion System which is an electrical generating facility comprised of one or more wind turbines and accessory facilities, including but not limited to, power lines, transformers, substations and metrological towers that operate by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. The energy must be used on-site with excess energy distributed into the electrical grid. WECS, Large: A Wind Energy Conversion System with a capacity of up to 100 kW. WECS, Small: A Wind Energy Conversion System with a capacity over 100 kW. WIND ENERGY SYSTEM: Kinetic energy present in wind motion that can be converted into electrical energy.