Utah Code 54-15-105.1. Determination of costs and benefits — Determination of just and reasonable charge, credit, or ratemaking structure

The governing authority shall:

(1)

determine, after appropriate notice and opportunity for public comment, whether costs that the electrical corporation or other customers will incur from a net metering program will exceed the benefits of the net metering program, or whether the benefits of the net metering program will exceed the costs; and

Terms Used In Utah Code 54-15-105.1

Governing authority: means :

(a)	for a distribution electrical cooperative, its board of directors; and

(b)

for each other electrical corporation, the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-15-102

Net metering: means measuring the amount of net electricity for the applicable billing period. See Utah Code 54-15-102

Net metering program: means a program administered by an electrical corporation whereby a customer with a customer generation system may:

(a)	generate electricity primarily for the customer's own use;

(b)	supply customer-generated electricity to the electrical corporation; and

(c)	if net metering results in excess customer-generated electricity during a billing period, receive a credit as provided in Section 54-15-104. See Utah Code 54-15-102
(2)	determine a just and reasonable charge, credit, or ratemaking structure, including new or existing tariffs, in light of the costs and benefits.

Enacted by Chapter 53, 2014 General Session

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