A large load customer may obtain all needed electric services from a large-scale generation provider through a connected generation system consistent with this chapter.
(2)
A large-scale generation provider may provide service on or through a connected generation system if the provider:
(a)
registers with the commission in accordance with Section 54-26-501;
(b)
uses only qualifying generation resources;
(c)
maintains sufficient generation capacity to serve all contracted load;
(d)
provides the commission with:
(i)
system design and operational information;
(ii)
emergency response procedures; and
(iii)
notification of any changes in system configuration or operation; and
(e)
maintains commercial liability insurance as required under Section 54-26-602.
(3)
A large-scale generation provider that provides service on or through a connected generation system consistent with the requirements of this chapter is exempt from commission regulation as a public utility under this title.
(4)
A closed private generation system or a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a closed private generation system may connect to the interstate transmission system of a transmission provider only if:
(a)
the closed private generation system is interconnected to the interstate transmission system pursuant to the transmission provider's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved open access transmission tariff; and
(b)
the commission determines that the closed private generation system or large-scale generation provider has satisfied the requirements of this chapter for the provision of service on or through a connected generation system.
(5)
A closed private generation system or a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a closed private generation system may receive services from a qualified electric utility only if:
(a)
the requirements of Subsection (4) are met; and
(b)
the system or provider has an agreement with the qualified electric utility as approved by the commission.
(6)
A qualified electric utility:
(a)
is not required to purchase or accept any power from a connected generation system; and
(b)
shall accept power from a connected generation system only as explicitly provided in an agreement that has been approved by the commission.
Section 54-26-505 ("Connected generation systems.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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