# Sec. 10A-158.03. Definitions

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 10A-158.03. Definitions

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 10A-158.03 (2026)

(a) In this Subdivision, the following words have the meaning indicated.

  (1) Clean renewable energy technology means technology or a system that employs geothermal heating and cooling, solar hot water, wind, solar electricity generation, or solar thermal generation. Clean renewable energy technology shall also include passive solar energy generation that reduces energy use from other sources by at least twenty percent (20%).

  (2) Cost effective means where the cost of installing clean renewable energy technology on a new or major renovation of a public building is not projected to exceed the projected cost savings of the installation within the first fifteen (15) years after the commencement of the installation.

  (3) Major renovation means when the square footage of the building being renovated is fifty percent (50%) or greater of the building's gross floor area.

  (4) Projected total cost means the estimated cost required to construct or renovate a building, including building systems, interior finishes, site infrastructure, connections to existing utilities, landscaping, and sidewalks and parking lots built for the immediate use of the building.

  (5) Public building means a permanent building which will be owned, partially owned or controlled by a County agency and which is either used by the public or enclosed by walls and roof to allow County employees to use or occupy the building on a regular basis for a significant part of their work. Public building shall also include County libraries.