Definition: energy infrastructure equipment (General Definition)
“Energy infrastructure equipment” shall include renewable energy generation systems, such as solar or wind energy systems, and energy storage systems, such as fuel cells and batteries, which are essential throughout all districts in order to support the acceleration towards a distributed energy grid with electricity from fully renewable sources. Energy infrastructure equipment shall refer to equipment that is a principal use on a zoning lot . Where such equipment is accessory to another use , it shall be considered accessory mechanical equipment. Provisions pertaining to energy infrastructure equipment shall apply to all types of renewable energy generation systems, as well as to all types of energy storage systems, unless specific rules are otherwise specified, such as for solar and wind energy systems.