As used in this chapter, unless the context requires another meaning:
"Authority" means the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority created pursuant to this chapter.
"Developer" means any private developer of offshore wind energy projects.
"Offshore wind energy project" means a wind-powered electric energy facility, including tower, turbine, and associated equipment, located off the coast of the Commonwealth beyond the Commonwealth's three-mile jurisdictional limit, and includes interests in land, improvements, and ancillary facilities.
"Transmission study" means a study to determine the potential interconnection options to accommodate multiple offshore wind energy projects in the Hampton Roads region.
2010, cc. 507, 681.