§ 54-17-801 — Definitions.

Utah § 54-17-801

• Jurisdiction: Utah
• Title 54: Public Utilities
• Ch. 54-17: Energy Resource Procurement Act
• Part 54-17-8: Renewable Energy Contracts

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As used in this part:
(1) "Clean energy contract" means a contract under this part for the delivery of electricity from one or more clean energy facilities to a contract customer requiring the use of a qualified utility's transmission or distribution system to deliver the electricity from a clean energy facility to the contract customer.
(2) (2)(a) "Clean energy facility" means a clean energy source as defined in Section 54-17-601 that:
(2)(a)(i) is located in the state; or
(2)(a)(ii) (2)(a)(ii)(A) is located outside the state; and
(2)(a)(ii)(B) provides energy from baseload clean resources.
(2)(b) "Clean 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.
(3) "Clean energy tariff" means a tariff offered by a qualified utility that allows the qualified utility to procure clean generation on behalf of and to serve its customers.
(4) "Contract customer" means a person who executes or will execute a clean energy contract with a qualified utility.
(5) "Qualified utility" means an electric corporation that serves more than 200,000 retail customers in the state.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 53, 2024 General Session