§ 37-16-104 — Safety and performance requirements

(a) A net metering system used by a customer-generator
shall meet all applicable safety and performance standards
established by the national electrical code, the institute of
electrical and electronics engineers and underwriters
laboratories.
(b) The customer-generator shall at its expense provide
lockable, switching equipment capable of isolating the net
metering facility from the electric utility's system. Such
equipment shall be approved by the electric utility and shall be
accessible by the electric utility at all times.
(c) The electric utility shall not be liable directly or
indirectly for permitting or continuing to allow an attachment
of a net metering facility, or for acts or omissions of the
customer-generator that cause loss or injury, including death,
to any third party.
(d) The customer-generator is responsible for all costs
associated with its facility and is also responsible for all
costs related to any modifications to the facility that may be
required by the electric utility for purposes of safety and
reliability.
(e) The commission, after appropriate notice and
opportunity for comment, may adopt by regulation additional
control and testing requirements for customer-generators that
the commission determines are necessary to protect public safety
and system reliability.