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the utility to a customer subject to interruption under the provisions of the utility's tariff applicable to the retail class of customers to which the customer would belong irrespective of their ability to generate electricity. Subp. 13. Maintenance power. "Maintenance power" means electric energy or capacity supplied by the utility during scheduled outages of a qualifying facility. Subp. 14. On -peak hours. "On -peak hours" means either those hours formally designated by the utility as on -peak for ratemaking purposes or those hours for which its typical loads are at least 85 percent of its average maximum monthly loads. Subp. 15. Point of common coupling. "Point of common coupling" means the point where a qualifying facility's generation system, including the point of generator output, is connected to the utility's electric power grid. Subp. 16. Point of distributed energy resource connection. "Point of distributed energy resource connection" means the point where a qualifying facility's generation system, including the point of generator output, is connected to the customer's electric system and meets the current definition of IEEE 1547. Subp. 17. Purchase. "Purchase" means the purchase by the utility of electric energy or capacity or both from a customer with a qualifying facility. Subp. 18. Qualifying facility. "Qualifying facility" means a cogeneration or small power production facility which satisfies the conditions established in Code of Federal Regulations, title 18, part 292. The initial operation date or initial installation date of a cogeneration or small power production facility must not prevent the facility from being considered a qualifying facility for the purposes of this chapter if it otherwise satisfies all stated conditions. Subp. 19. Sale. "Sale" means the sale of electric energy or capacity or both by the utility to a customer with a qualifying facility. Subp. 20a. Standby charge. "Standby charge" means the charge imposed by the utility upon a customer with a qualifying facility for the recovery of costs for the provision of standby services necessary to make electricity service available to the customer. Subp. 20b. Standby service. "Standby service" means supplemental or backup electric service or power provided by the utility that provides reliability to customers who generate all or a portion of their electricity needs from a qualifying facility greater than 40 kW when the customer's own ability to generate will not be sufficient to meet the customer's need while the customer remains connected to the distribution system. Subp. 21. Supplementary power. "Supplementary power" means electric energy or capacity supplied by the utility which is regularly used by a customer with a qualifying facility in addition to that which the facility generates itself. Subp. 22. System emergency. "System emergency" means a condition on the utility's system which is imminently likely to result in significant disruption of service to customers or to endanger life or property. 50