Representative Stephen G. Handy proposes the following substitute bill:


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RENEWABLE ENERGY AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy

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Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends provisions related to renewable energy contracts.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     defines terms.
13     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14          None
15     Other Special Clauses:
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17     Utah Code Sections Affected:
18     AMENDS:
19          54-17-801, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 393
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21     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22          Section 1. Section 54-17-801 is amended to read:
23          54-17-801. Definitions.
24          As used in this part:
25          (1) "Contract customer" means a person who executes or will execute a renewable
26     energy contract with a qualified utility.
27          (2) "Qualified utility" means an electric corporation that serves more than 200,000
28     retail customers in the state.
29          (3) "Renewable energy contract" means a contract under this part for the delivery of
30     electricity from one or more renewable energy facilities to a contract customer requiring the use
31     of a qualified utility's transmission or distribution system to deliver the electricity from a
32     renewable energy facility to the contract customer.
33          (4) (a) "Renewable energy facility"[: (a) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b),]
34     means a renewable energy source as defined in Section 54-17-601 that [is]:
35          (i) is located in the state[; and] ; or
36          (ii) (A) is located outside the state; and
37          (B) provides energy from baseload renewable resources.
38          (b) Renewable energy facility does not include an electric generating facility [whose
39     costs have been] for which the electric generating facility's costs are included in a qualified
40     utility's rates as a facility [providing] that provides electric service to the qualified utility's
41     system.
42          (5) "Renewable energy tariff" means a tariff offered by a qualified utility that allows
43     the qualified utility to procure renewable generation on behalf of and to serve its customers.