(1) “”Electric Utility”” means any municipal electric utility, investor-owned electric utility, rural electric cooperative, public utility district, joint operating agency, or combinations thereof, that owns, maintains, or operates an electric generation, transmission, or distribution system within the state.
    (2) “”Power Plant”” means any electrical generating facility using any process or fuel, including nuclear materials, and shall include those directly associated transmission lines required to connect to an existing transmission network.
    (3) “”Directly Associated Transmission Lines”” means only new corridors and transmission lines from the power plant to the first structure on an existing transmission system.
    (4) “”Potential Sites”” are sites within the state that an electric utility is considering for possible location of a power plant, a power plant alteration, or an addition resulting in an increase in generating capacity.
    (5) “”Preferred Sites”” are sites within the state on which an electric utility intends to construct a power plant, a power plant alteration, or an addition resulting in an increase in generating capacity.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 350.127(2), 186.801(4) FS. Law Implemented 186.801, 366.04(5) FS. History-New 11-10-97.