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
(2)
“Qualified utility” means an electric corporation that serves more than 200,000 retail customers in the state.
(3)
“Renewable energy contract” means a contract under this part for the delivery of electricity from one or more renewable energy facilities to a contract customer requiring the use of a qualified utility’s transmission or distribution system to deliver the electricity from a renewable energy facility to the contract customer.
(4)
(a)
“Renewable energy facility” means a renewable energy source as defined in Section 54-17-601 that:
(i)
is located in the state; or
(ii)
(A)
is located outside the state; and
(B)
provides energy from baseload renewable resources.
(b)
“Renewable energy facility” does not include an electric generating facility for which the electric generating facility’s costs are included in a qualified utility’s rates as a facility that provides electric service to the qualified utility’s system.
(5)
“Renewable energy tariff” means a tariff offered by a qualified utility that allows the qualified utility to procure renewable generation on behalf of and to serve its customers.
