Community renewable energy program: means the program approved by the commission under Section 54-17-904 that allows a qualified utility to provide electric service from one or more renewable energy resources to a participating customer within a participating community. See Utah Code 54-17-902
a customer of a qualified utility located within the boundary of a municipality or county where a community renewable energy program has been approved by the commission; and
(b)
the customer has not exercised the right to not participate in the community renewable energy program as provided in Section 54-17-905. See Utah Code 54-17-902
electric energy generated by a source that is naturally replenished and includes one or more of the following:
(i)
wind;
(ii)
solar photovoltaic or thermal solar technology;
(iii)
a geothermal resource; or
(iv)
a hydroelectric plant; or
(b)
use of an energy efficient and sustainable technology the commission has approved for implementation that:
(i)
increases efficient energy usage;
(ii)
is capable of being used for demand response; or
(iii)
facilitates the use and development of renewable generation resources through electrical grid management or energy storage. See Utah Code 54-17-902
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
Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
“Auxiliary services” means those services necessary to safely and reliably:
(i)
interconnect and transmit electric power from any renewable energy resource constructed or acquired for a community renewable energy program; and
(ii)
integrate and supplement electric power from any renewable energy resource.
(b)
“Auxiliary services” shall include applicable Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requirements governing transmission and interconnection services.
(2)
“Commission” means the Public Service Commission created in Section 54-1-1.
(3)
“Community renewable energy program” means the program approved by the commission under Section 54-17-904 that allows a qualified utility to provide electric service from one or more renewable energy resources to a participating customer within a participating community.
(4)
“County” means the unincorporated area of a county.
(5)
“Division” means the Division of Public Utilities created in Section 54-4a-1.
(6)
(a)
“Initial opt-out period” means the period of time immediately after the community renewable energy program’s commencement, as established by the commission by rule made pursuant to Section 54-17-909, during which a participating customer may elect to leave the program without penalty.
(b)
“Initial opt-out period” may not be shorter than three typical billing cycles of the qualified utility.
(7)
“Municipality” means a city or a town as defined in Section 10-1-104.
(8)
“Office” means the Office of Consumer Services created in Section 54-10a-101.
(9)
“Ongoing costs” means the costs allocated to the state for transmission and distribution facilities, retail services, and generation assets that are not replaced assets.
(10)
“Participating community” means a municipality or a county:
(a)
whose residents are served by a qualified utility; and
(b)
the municipality or county meets the requirements in Section 54-17-903.
(11)
“Participating customer” means:
(a)
a customer of a qualified utility located within the boundary of a municipality or county where a community renewable energy program has been approved by the commission; and
(b)
the customer has not exercised the right to not participate in the community renewable energy program as provided in Section 54-17-905.
(12)
“Qualified utility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 54-17-801.
(13)
“Renewable electric energy supply” means incremental renewable energy resources that are developed to meet the equivalent of the annual electric energy consumption of participating customers within a participating community.
(14)
“Renewable energy resource” means:
(a)
electric energy generated by a source that is naturally replenished and includes one or more of the following:
(i)
wind;
(ii)
solar photovoltaic or thermal solar technology;
(iii)
a geothermal resource; or
(iv)
a hydroelectric plant; or
(b)
use of an energy efficient and sustainable technology the commission has approved for implementation that:
(i)
increases efficient energy usage;
(ii)
is capable of being used for demand response; or
(iii)
facilitates the use and development of renewable generation resources through electrical grid management or energy storage.
(15)
“Replaced asset” means an existing thermal energy resource:
(a)
that was built or acquired, in whole or in part, by a qualified utility to serve the qualified utility’s customers, including customers within a participating community;
(b)
that was built or acquired prior to commission approval and the effective date of the community renewable energy program; and
(c)
to the extent the asset is no longer used to serve participating customers.
