4.6.1.4 Output Facilities

Output facilities, such as power generation or transmission facilities, raise complex private use issues, especially if output is sold to investor owned utilities or other private users. “Private use” of such facilities is, moreover, limited to $15 million per project, even if the 10% test would allow greater private use. In general, output facilities that are used solely for a state or local governmental utility’s retail load and that are provided to customers under standard rates and charges, will be treated as used for general public use and not for private business use.