Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 15 - Net Metering of Electricity

• Annualized billing period: means :

  (a)	a 12-month billing cycle beginning on April 1 of one year and ending on March 31 of the following year; or

  (b)

  an additional 12-month billing cycle as defined by an electrical corporation's net metering tariff or rate schedule. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Applicant: means any person who requests assistance under the medical programs of the state. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC CMS: means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Customer-generated electricity: means electricity that: (a)  is generated by a customer generation system for a customer participating in a net metering program; (b)  exceeds the electricity the customer needs for the customer's own use; and (c)  is supplied to the electrical corporation administering the net metering program. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department, established under Section 26B-3-102. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Electrical corporation: includes every corporation, cooperative association, and person, their lessees, trustees, and receivers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any electric plant, or in any way furnishing electric power for public service or to its consumers or members for domestic, commercial, or industrial use, within this state. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Eligible facility: means a facility that uses energy derived from one of the following to generate electricity: (a)  solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy; (b)  wind energy; (c)  hydrogen; (d)  organic waste; (e)  hydroelectric energy; (f)  waste gas and waste heat capture or recovery; (g)  biomass and biomass byproducts, except for the combustion of: (i)  wood that has been treated with chemical preservatives such as creosote, pentachlorophenol, or chromated copper arsenate; or (ii)  municipal waste in a solid form; (h)  forest or rangeland woody debris from harvesting or thinning conducted to improve forest or rangeland ecological health and to reduce wildfire risk; (i)  agricultural residues; (j)  dedicated energy crops; (k)  landfill gas or biogas produced from organic matter, wastewater, anaerobic digesters, or municipal solid waste; or (l)  geothermal energy. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Equipment package: means a group of components connecting an electric generator to an electric distribution system, including all interface equipment and the interface equipment's controls, switchgear, inverter, and other interface devices. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Excess customer-generated electricity: means the amount of customer-generated electricity in excess of the customer's consumption from the customer generation system during a monthly billing period, as measured at the electrical corporation's meter. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. 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 Independent energy producer: means every electrical corporation, person, corporation, or government entity, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, that own, operate, control, or manage an independent power production or cogeneration facility. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Inverter: means a device that: (a)  converts direct current power into alternating current power that is compatible with power generated by an electrical corporation; and (b)  has been designed, tested, and certified to UL1741 and installed and operated in accordance with the latest revision of IEEE1547, as amended. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Medicaid program: means the state program for medical assistance for persons who are eligible under the state plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Medical assistance: means services furnished or payments made to or on behalf of a member. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 member: means an individual whom the department has determined to be eligible for assistance under the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Net electricity: means the difference, as measured at the meter owned by the electrical corporation between: (a)  the amount of electricity that an electrical corporation supplies to a customer participating in a net metering program; and (b)  the amount of customer-generated electricity delivered to the electrical corporation. 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 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Passenger vehicle: means a self-propelled, two-axle vehicle intended primarily for operation on highways and used by an applicant or recipient to meet basic transportation needs and has a fair market value below 40% of the applicable amount of the federal luxury passenger automobile tax established in 26 U. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Recipient: means a person who has received medical assistance under the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Switchgear: means the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses, or circuit breakers: (a)  used to: (i)  isolate electrical equipment; and (ii)  de-energize equipment to allow work to be performed or faults downstream to be cleared; and (b)  that is: (i)  designed, tested, and certified to UL1741; and (ii)  installed and operated in accordance with the latest revision of IEEE1547, as amended. See Utah Code 54-15-102 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5