1. “Distributed generation system financier” means a person who:
(a) Provides a distributed generation system loan to a borrower in this State;
(b) Leases a distributed generation system or any part thereof to a lessee in this State; or
(c) Enters into a contract for a power purchase agreement with a host customer in this State.
2. The term does not include a third party who is a passive investor or a tax equity partner of a distributed generation system financier that provides money to the distributed generation system financier and who is not directly involved in the sale or lease of or the contracting for a distributed generation system.