### Question
Can you define what placed in service means?


### Answer
**Placed in service** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 8834*:

> operated at more than 50 percent of the estimated operational capacity

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 8834*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 96-BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS > SUBCHAPTER II-MUNICIPAL WASTE BIOMASS ENERGY**

