### Question
How is the term alternate fuel defined?


### Answer
The term **alternate fuel** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 8302* as the following:

> electricity or any fuel, other than natural gas or petroleum, and includes—


(A) petroleum coke, shale oil, uranium, biomass, and municipal, industrial, or agricultural wastes, wood, and renewable and geothermal energy sources

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 8302*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 92-POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

