§ 22.04.200. Energy systems.

A.

"Energy systems" means those systems which serve to produce energy from nondepletable energy sources. These sources of energy (excluding minerals) are derived from:

1.

Incoming solar radiation, including, but not limited to, natural daylighting and photosynthetic processes;

2.

Energy sources resulting from wind, waves and tides, lake or pond thermal differences; and

3.

Energy derived from the internal heat of the earth, including nocturnal thermal exchanges.

B.

Neither natural gas, oil, coal, liquefied petroleum gas, nor any utility-supplied electricity shall be considered a nondepletable energy source (see Section 22.04.565).

(Ord. 11274 § 2 (part), 1996)