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August 12, 2026 and Development Authority (NYSERDA), or who are certified as a solar installer by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), shall be deemed to be qualified solar installers for the purposes of this definition. Persons who are not on NYSERDA’s list of eligible installers or NABCEP’s list of certified installers may be deemed to be qualified solar installers if the Town determines such persons have had adequate training to determine the degree and extent of the hazard and the personal protective equipment and job planning necessary to perform the installation safely. Such training shall include the proper use of specia l precautionary techniques and personal protective equipment, as well as the skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed energized parts from other parts of electrical equipment and to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts. Persons includes any firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization . ROOFTOP-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM — Any Solar Energy System that is affixed to the roof or top surface of a building or is wholly contained within the limits of the roof or top surface, including roofing materials such as shingles and tiles. SECURITY – as used herein, the term security shall mean a deposit of the filing with the Town Clerk, of an unconditional letter of credit establishing a right of the Town to draw on to ensure the good faith performance of requirements contained within this chapter and the Town code. SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM — A system of components intended for the collection, inversion, storage, and/or distribution of solar energy and that directly or indirectly generates thermal, chemical, electrical, or other usable energy. A solar energy system consists of, but is not limited to, solar collectors, mounting devices or structures, generators/turbines, water and energy storage and distribution systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems, storage, maintenance and/or other accessory buildings, inverters, fans, combiner boxes, meters, transformers, and all other mechanical structures. The area for the solar energy system is all of the area within the project fence line, as well as, the area covered by all facility components, including but not limited to, access roads, transmission lines, and support buildings. The term also includes, but is not limited to, Solar Panels and Solar Energy Equipment. A Solar Energy System is classified as a Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, or Tier 4 Solar Energy System as follows: A. Tier 1 Solar Energy Systems include the following: (1) Roof-Mounted Solar Energy Systems; and (2) Building-Integrated Solar Energy Systems. B. Tier 2 Solar Energy Systems include Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Systems with a total surface area of all solar panels on the lot of up to 5,000 square feet and that generate up to 110% of the electricity consumed on the site over the previous 12 months. (1) Notwithstanding the above, a solar energy system located on a farm operation, as defined in § 301(11) or the relevant provision of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law, and located in a New York State Agricultural District, which primarily serves the needs of such farm operation and produces up to 110% of the farm's needs, or other amount that may be established by resolution of the Eden Town Board in accordance with New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets guidance, shall be deemed a Tier 2 solar energy system. (2) A system that does not exceed the production or output limits and otherwise conforms to the requirements of this definition shall not be excluded from designation as a Tier 2 solar energy system as a result of selling or otherwise receiving credits or benefits for excess energy provided to the distribution grid. C. Tier 3 Solar Energy Systems are systems not included in the definition of Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier 4 Solar Energy Systems, and include but are not limited to all Community Solar Projects. The Facility Area of Tier 3 Solar Energy Systems shall not exceed 40 acres in size and 5 MW AC in nameplate capacity. D. Tier 4 Solar Energy Systems include any Solar Energy System with a Facility Area greater than 40 acres in size and/or 25 MW AC generating capacity. Tier IV shall include all proposed solar energy systems subject to state level siting procedures administered by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting, Department of Public Service, or such other agency as may be designated by the State of New York. For the purposes of this chapter, a Solar Energy System does not include: any Solar Energy System of four -square feet in size or less; and/or any self-contained appliances that are not intended to generate electricity. 10