Utah § 59-33-101 - Definitions.

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§ 59-33-101. Definitions.

Effective 1/1/2026
59-33-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:

(1)	"Commercially operational" means that a wind or solar electric generation facility generates commercial amounts of electricity.

(2)	"Nameplate capacity" means the sum of the maximum rated outputs of all electrical generating equipment within a facility under specific conditions designated by the manufacturer, as indicated on individual nameplates physically attached to the equipment.

(3)	"Pass-through entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-10-1402.

(4)

"Renewable energy project entity" means a corporation or pass-though entity that directly owns a wind or solar electric generation facility in the state that has executed a power purchase agreement or other binding agreement to purchase the output of a wind or solar electric generation facility owned by the renewable energy project entity after January 1, 2026.

(5)

(a)

"Wind or solar electric generation facility" means a commercially operational facility with the capacity to generate electricity from wind or solar that has not reached the end of the facility's operational life that uses:

(i)	wind equipment with a nameplate capacity of at least 20 megawatts generating alternating current electricity; or

(ii)	solar equipment with a nameplate capacity of at least 20 megawatts generating alternating current electricity.

(b)	"Wind or solar electric generation facility" does not include a facility that generates wind or solar electricity primarily for onsite consumption by the owner or tenant of the property on which the facility is located.

Enacted by Chapter 258, 2025 General Session

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted code also in SB0207, Chapter 339, also in SB0200, Chapter 336.also in HB0378, Chapter 258, also in SB0207, Chapter 339.

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