S.B. 166
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Renewable Energy Contracts part.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . amends the definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of the Renewable
13 Energy Contracts part to include a provision requiring a renewable energy source to
14 be located in the state; and
15 . makes technical and conforming changes.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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18 Other Special Clauses:
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20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 54-17-801 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 278
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 54-17-801 is amended to read:
26 54-17-801. Definitions.
27 As used in this part:
28 (1) "Contract customer" means a person who executes or will execute a renewable
29 energy contract with a qualified utility.
30 (2) "Qualified utility" means an electric corporation that serves more than 200,000
31 retail customers in the state.
32 (3) "Renewable energy contract" means a contract under this part for the delivery of
33 electricity from one or more renewable energy facilities to a contract customer requiring the use
34 of a qualified utility's transmission or distribution system to deliver the electricity from a
35 renewable energy facility to the contract customer.
36 (4) "Renewable energy facility":
37 (a) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), [
38 renewable energy source defined in Section 54-17-601 that is located in the state; and
39 (b) does not include an electric generating facility whose costs have been included in a
40 qualified utility's rates as a facility providing electric service to the qualified utility's system.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-23-14 1:48 PM