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Utah Code Title 54. Public Utilities § 54-17-801. Definitions

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

As used in this part:

(1) “Contract customer” means a person who executes or will execute a renewable energy contract with a qualified utility.

(2) “Qualified utility” means an electric corporation that serves more than 200,000 retail customers in the state.

(3) “Renewable energy contract” means a contract under this part for the delivery of electricity from one or more renewable energy facilities to a contract customer requiring the use of a qualified utility's transmission or distribution system to deliver the electricity from a renewable energy facility to the contract customer.

(4)(a) “Renewable energy facility” means a renewable energy source as defined in Section 54-17-601 that:

(i) is located in the state;  or

(ii)(A) is located outside the state;  and

(B) provides energy from baseload renewable resources.

(b) “Renewable energy facility” does not include an electric generating facility for which the electric generating facility's costs are included in a qualified utility's rates as a facility that provides electric service to the qualified utility's system.

(5) “Renewable energy tariff” means a tariff offered by a qualified utility that allows the qualified utility to procure renewable generation on behalf of and to serve its customers.

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