Utah Code 54-17-908. Acquisition of clean energy resources
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(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission shall make rules outlining a competitive solicitation process for the acquisition of clean assets acquired by the qualified utility for purposes of this act.
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-17-908
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Clean energy resource: means :(3)(a) electric energy generated by a source that is naturally replenished and includes one or more of the following:(3)(a)(i) wind;(3)(a)(ii) solar photovoltaic or thermal solar technology;(3)(a)(iii) a geothermal resource; or(3)(a)(iv) a hydroelectric plant including a pumped storage hydropower facility;(3)(b) use of an energy efficient and sustainable technology the commission has approved for implementation that:(3)(b)(i) increases efficient energy usage;(3)(b)(ii) is capable of being used for demand response;(3)(b)(iii) facilitates the use and development of clean generation resources through electrical grid management or energy storage; or(3)(b)(iv) uses carbon capture utilization and sequestration; or(3)(c) energy derived from nuclear fuel. See Utah Code 54-17-902
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission created in Section
54-1-1 . See Utah Code 54-17-902- Community clean 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 clean energy resources to a participating customer within a participating community. See Utah Code 54-17-902- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Qualified utility: means the same as that term is defined in Section
54-17-801 . See Utah Code 54-17-902- Solicitation: means a request for proposals or other invitation for persons to submit a bid or proposal through an open bid process for construction or acquisition of a significant energy resource. See Utah Code 54-17-102
(2) The solicitation rules shall include the following provisions:(2)(a) solar photovoltaic or thermal solar energy facilities may be acquired under the provisions of Section54-17-807 ;(2)(b) clean energy resources developed under this part shall be constructed or acquired subject to an option by the qualified utility to own the clean energy resource so long as including the option in a solicitation is in the interest of participating customers and other customers of the qualified utility; and(2)(c) any other requirement determined by the commission to be in the public interest.(3) Upon completion of a solicitation under this section and the rules adopted by the commission to implement this section, the commission may approve cost recovery for a clean energy resource for the community clean energy program if approval of the clean energy resource:(3)(a) complies with the provisions of this part;(3)(b) does not result in shifting of costs or benefits to other customers of the qualified utility; and(3)(c) is in the public interest. - Commission: means the Public Service Commission created in Section