13-52-102.  Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:

(1)  “Customer” means a person who, for primarily personal, family, or household purposes:

Terms Used In Utah Code 13-52-102

  • Customer: means a person who, for primarily personal, family, or household purposes:
(a) purchases a residential solar energy system under a system purchase agreement;
(b) leases a residential solar energy system under a system lease agreement; or
(c) purchases electricity under a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection, established in Section 13-2-1. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Power purchase agreement: means an agreement:
    (a) between a customer and a solar retailer;
    (b) for the customer's purchase of electricity generated by a residential solar energy system owned by the solar retailer; and
    (c) that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Solar energy system: means a system or configuration of solar energy devices that collects and uses solar energy to generate electricity. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Solar retailer: means a person who:
    (a) sells or proposes to sell a residential solar energy system to a customer under a system purchase agreement;
    (b) owns the residential solar energy system that is the subject of a system lease agreement or proposed system lease agreement; or
    (c) sells or proposes to sell electricity to a customer under a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • System lease agreement: means an agreement:
    (a) under which a customer leases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer; and
    (b) that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years for the lease of the residential solar energy system. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • System purchase agreement: means an agreement under which a customer purchases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • (a)  purchases a residential solar energy system under a system purchase agreement;

    (b)  leases a residential solar energy system under a system lease agreement; or

    (c)  purchases electricity under a power purchase agreement.
  • (2)  “Division” means the Division of Consumer Protection, established in Section 13-2-1.

    (3)  “Power purchase agreement” means an agreement:

    (a)  between a customer and a solar retailer;

    (b)  for the customer’s purchase of electricity generated by a residential solar energy system owned by the solar retailer; and

    (c)  that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years.

    (4)  “Residential solar energy system”:

    (a)  means a solar energy system that:

    (i)  is installed in the state;

    (ii)  generates electricity primarily for on-site consumption for personal, family, or household purposes;

    (iii)  is situated on no more than four units of residential real property; and

    (iv)  has an electricity delivery capacity that exceeds one kilowatt; and

    (b)  does not include a generator that:

    (i)  produces electricity; and

    (ii)  is intended for occasional use.

    (5)  “Solar agreement” means a system purchase agreement, a system lease agreement, or a power purchase agreement.

    (6)  “Solar energy system” means a system or configuration of solar energy devices that collects and uses solar energy to generate electricity.

    (7)  “Solar retailer” means a person who:

    (a)  sells or proposes to sell a residential solar energy system to a customer under a system purchase agreement;

    (b)  owns the residential solar energy system that is the subject of a system lease agreement or proposed system lease agreement; or

    (c)  sells or proposes to sell electricity to a customer under a power purchase agreement.

    (8)  “System lease agreement” means an agreement:

    (a)  under which a customer leases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer; and

    (b)  that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years for the lease of the residential solar energy system.

    (9)  “System purchase agreement” means an agreement under which a customer purchases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer.

    Enacted by Chapter 290, 2018 General Session