PSC 128.01(12)(a)(a) A person with a direct ownership interest in a wind energy system, regardless of whether the person was involved in acquiring the necessary rights, permits and approvals or otherwise planning for the construction and operation of a wind energy system. PSC 128.01(12)(b)(b) At the time a wind energy system is being developed, a person who is acting as a wind energy system developer by acquiring the necessary rights, permits and approvals for or by planning for the construction and operation of a wind energy system, regardless of whether the person will own or operate the wind energy system. PSC 128.01(13)(13) “Participating property” means any of the following: PSC 128.01(13)(b)(b) Real property that is the subject of an agreement that does all of the following: PSC 128.01(13)(b)1.1. Provides for the payment of monetary compensation to the landowner from an owner regardless of whether any part of a wind energy system is constructed on the property. PSC 128.01(13)(b)2.2. Specifies in writing any waiver of a requirement or right under this chapter and that the landowner’s acceptance of payment establishes the landowner’s property as a participating property. PSC 128.01(14)(14) “Participating residence” means a residence located on participating property. PSC 128.01(15)(15) “Personal communications” includes wireless telecommunications, personal communications service, radio, television, wireless internet service, and other systems used for personal use purposes. PSC 128.01(17)(17) “Residence” means an occupied primary or secondary personal residence including a manufactured home as defined in s. 101.91 (2), Stats., a hospital, community-based residential facility, residential care apartment complex or similar facility, or a nursing home. “Residence” includes a temporarily unoccupied primary or secondary personal residence. “Residence” does not include any of the following: PSC 128.01(19)(19) “Shadow flicker” means a pattern of moving shadows cast on a residence or an occupied community building caused by sunlight shining through moving wind turbine blades resulting in alternating changes in light intensity. PSC 128.01(20)(20) “Small wind energy system” means a wind energy system that has a total installed nameplate capacity of 300 kilowatts or less and that consists of individual wind turbines that have an installed nameplate capacity of not more than 100 kilowatts. PSC 128.01(21)(21) “Turbine host property” means real property on which at least one wind turbine is located. PSC 128.01(22)(22) “Wind access easement” means a written document that creates a legal interest in real property that restricts the use of the property to avoid interference with the wind resource on another property. PSC 128.01(23)(23) “Wind energy system” has the meaning given in s. 66.0403 (1) (m), Stats., and is used to convert wind energy to electrical energy. PSC 128.01(24)(24) “Wind energy system easement” means a written document that creates a legal interest in real property that permits an owner to place, construct or operate a wind turbine or other wind energy system facility on the property. PSC 128.01(25)(25) “Wind energy system emergency” means a condition or situation at a wind energy system that presents a significant threat of physical danger to human life or a significant threat to property or a natural event that causes damage to wind energy system facilities. PSC 128.01(26)(26) “Wind energy system facility” means any component of a wind energy system, such as a wind turbine, collector circuit, access road, electric system interconnection facility or operation and maintenance facility. PSC 128.01(27)(27) “Wind energy system lease” means a written agreement between a landowner and an owner that establishes the terms and conditions associated with the placement, construction or operation of a wind turbine or other wind energy system facility on a landowner’s property. PSC 128.01 HistoryHistory: CR 10-057: cr. Register February 2011 No. 662, eff. 3-1-11. PSC 128.02(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), this chapter applies to a political subdivision’s review of a proposed wind energy system or regulation of a wind energy system under s. 66.0401, Stats.