Ch. 311                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(g) "Energy conservation project" means:

(1) With respect to a commercial building, an
industrial building, or an industrial process, the purchase or
installation or modification of an installation which is designed
primarily to reduce the consumption of energy, including:

(i) Caulking and weather stripping;

(ii) The insulation of the building structure
and any system within the building;

(iii) A storm window or door, a multiglazed

window or door, heat-absorbing or heat-reflecting  window or door

system, glazing, reduction in glass area, or other   window or door
system modification;

(iv) An automatic energy control system;

(v) Any equipment, associated with an automatic
energy control system; which is required to operate a variable
steam, hydraulic, or ventilation system;

(vi) A modification of a furnace; or utility
plant and distribution system, including:

1.  A replacement burner, furnace, or
boiler, or any combination of these items; that increases the
energy efficiency of the heating system;

2.  Any device for modifying a flue
opening that increases the energy efficiency of the heating
system; and

3.  An electrical or mechanical furnace
ignition system that replaces a standing gas pilot light;

(vii) The replacement or modification of a
lighting system that increases the energy efficiency of the
lighting system;

(viii) An energy recovery system;

(ix) A cogeneration system;

(x) Any system for processing or converting to
steam, electricity, heat, or other useful form of energy; the
waste products of the industrial process;

(xi) An improvement to the industrial process
that reduces the energy requirements per unit of output;

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