Title 54, Public Utilities

54-9-107. Disposition of proceeds and revenues. All money belonging to a public power entity in connection with common facilities, including the proceeds of the sale of bonds and the revenues arising from the operation of common facilities: (1) may be deposited in a bank or trust…

54-9-108. Scope -- Ownership or use of works or facilities. (1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as imposing on an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-101, created on or before January 1, 1981, under Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 47, Section 3, as amended, or in a…

54-10a-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Office of Consumer Services Act."

54-10a-102. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter: (1) "Applicable public utility" means a public utility in this state for: (a) natural gas; (b) electricity; or (c) telephone. (2) "Committee" means the Committee of Consumer Services created in Section 54-10a-202. (3) "Dir…

54-10a-201. Office of Consumer Services -- Director. (1) There is created within the Department of Commerce the "Office of Consumer Services." (2)(a) The governor shall appoint, with the concurrence of the Committee of Consumer Services and the advice and consent of the Senate, a…

54-10a-202. Committee of Consumer Services. (1)(a) There is created within the office a committee known as the "Committee of Consumer Services." (b) A member of the committee shall maintain the member's principal residence within Utah. (2)(a) The governor shall appoint five membe…

54-10a-203. Attorney general to represent office. (1) The attorney general shall assign at least one attorney to the office to represent the office. (2) An attorney assigned to the office under Subsection (1) shall represent the office at a hearing or other proceeding affecting t…

54-10a-301. Powers and duties of office. (1) The office shall: (a) assess the impact of utility rate changes and other regulatory actions related to an applicable public utility on: (i) residential consumers; and (ii) small commercial consumers; (b) assist a residential consumer …

54-10a-302. Powers of committee. By a majority vote of a quorum of the committee, the committee may: (1) advise the director as to a duty or power of the office under Section 54-10a-301; and (2) give direction to the director on a policy objective related to a duty or power of th…

54-10a-303. Representation of municipal electrical energy utility prohibited. The office, director, or committee may not represent, assist, or be an advocate on behalf of a municipality, as defined in Section 10-1-104, that generates, transmits, or distributes electrical energy.

54-12-1. Legislative policy. (1) The Legislature declares that in order to promote the more rapid development of new sources of electrical energy, to maintain the economic vitality of the state through the continuing production of goods and the employment of its people, and to pr…

54-12-2. Purchase of power from qualifying power producers. (1) Purchasing utilities shall offer to purchase power from qualifying power producers. (2) The commission shall establish reasonable rates, terms, and conditions for the purchase or sale of electricity or electrical gen…

54-12-3. Recovery of investment costs. The commission may not consider any purchasing utility's purchase of power from a qualifying power producer as a reason for disallowing recovery of the purchasing utility's investment costs for facilities which are in use prior to signing a …

54-13-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter, "intrastate pipeline transportation" and "pipeline facilities" have the definitions set forth in the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, 49 U.S.C. Section 60101.

54-13-2. Commission's responsibilities. The commission is responsible for establishing safety standards and practices for intrastate pipeline transportation and shall make and enforce rules required by the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act to maintain state control over the…

54-13-3. Rules. The commission shall adopt and enforce rules pursuant to Section 54-13-2 including rules which: (1) incorporate the safety standards established under the federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act that are applicable to intrastate pipeline transportation; and (2) re…

54-13-4. Inspection and examination of records and properties. Officers, employees, or agents authorized by the commission, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the person in charge, may inspect and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and pr…

54-13-5. Establishment of fee. The commission may, by rule, establish a fee for the inspection of pipeline facilities of any person engaged in intrastate pipeline transportation who does not pay a public utilities regulation fee pursuant to Title 54, Chapter 5, Public Utilities R…

54-13-7. Minimum distances for placement of structures and facilities near main and transmission lines. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Main" has the meaning set forth in 49 C.F.R. Section 192.3. (b) "Minimum distance" means: (i) the width of a recorded easement when the width …

54-13-8. Violation of chapter -- Penalty. (1) Any person engaged in intrastate pipeline transportation who is determined by the commission, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to have violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or order issued under this chapter…

54-14-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Utility Facility Review Board Act."

54-14-102. Legislative findings. (1)(a) The Legislature finds that the construction of facilities by public utilities under this title is a matter of statewide concern. (b) The construction of these facilities may affect the safety, reliability, adequacy, and efficiency of servic…

54-14-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Actual excess cost" means the difference in cost between: (a) the standard cost of a facility; and (b) the actual cost of the facility, including any necessary right-of-way, as determined in accordance with Section 54-14-203. …

54-14-104. Rules and procedures. The board may, pursuant to Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, adopt rules governing proceedings under this chapter consistent with this chapter and Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.

54-14-201. Conditions on siting of facilities by local governments -- Payment of actual excess costs. If otherwise authorized by law, a local government may require or condition the construction of a facility in any manner if: (1) the requirements or conditions do not impair the …

54-14-202. Public utility to provide standard cost and estimated excess cost. (1)(a) A public utility shall provide the information described in Subsection (1)(b) if a local government: (i) is considering imposing requirements or conditions on construction of a facility that may …

54-14-203. Actual excess cost. (1) If a local government issues a permit, authorization, approval, exception, or waiver based upon its agreement to pay for the actual excess cost of a facility, the local government shall within 30 days either accept the estimate of excess cost as…

54-14-204. Requirements or conditions on facility considered waived if local government does not pay for actual excess cost 30 days before construction. Any requirement or condition in any permit, authorization, approval, exception, or waiver of a local government for a facility …

54-14-301. Creation, purpose, and composition of board. (1) The Utility Facility Review Board is created to resolve disputes between local governments and public utilities regarding the siting and construction of facilities as provided in this part. (2) The board shall be compose…

54-14-302. Staff and support for board. The Department of Commerce and the commission shall provide any staff, services, or meeting rooms the board requires to perform its duties.

54-14-303. Actions or disputes for which board review may be sought. (1) A local government or public utility may seek review by the board, if: (a) a local government has imposed requirements on the construction of a facility that result in estimated excess costs without entering…

54-14-304. Initial hearing. (1) The board shall convene an initial hearing within 50 days after the date review is initiated. (2) At the initial hearing, the board shall: (a) determine how the review will take place, including whether it will be conducted as a formal or informal …

54-14-305. Written decisions of board. (1) The board shall issue a written decision on the review expeditiously and, in any event, not later than 75 days following the initial hearing. (2) The written decision shall: (a) specify whether the facility should be constructed and, if …

54-14-306. Action required of local government following board decision. (1) If the board decides that a facility permitted to be constructed by a local government is subject to requirements or conditions that impose an estimated excess cost but do not impair the provision of saf…

54-14-307. Stay of board's decision pending review or appeal. (1) A petition for review, rehearing, or reconsideration or a petition for judicial review does not stay or suspend the effectiveness of a written decision of the board. (2) Any party seeking to stay the effectiveness …

54-14-308. Judicial review in formal adjudicative proceedings. The Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to review any decision of the board in a formal adjudicative proceeding as described in Sections 63G-4-403 and 78A-4-103.

54-15-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Net Metering of Electricity."

54-15-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "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'…

54-15-103. Net metering program -- Metering equipment -- Interconnection agreement. (1) Each electrical corporation shall: (a) except as provided in Subsection (2), make a net metering program available to the electrical corporation's customers; and (b) allow customer generation …

54-15-104. Charges or credits for net electricity. (1) Each electrical corporation with a customer participating in a net metering program shall measure net electricity during each monthly billing period, in accordance with normal metering practices. (2) If net metering does not …

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 corporati…

54-15-106. Customer to provide equipment necessary to meet certain requirements -- Governing authority may adopt additional reasonable requirements -- Testing and inspection of interconnection. (1) Each customer participating in a net metering program shall provide at the custome…

54-15-107. Application to out-of-state electrical corporation. An electrical corporation with fewer than 5,000 customers in this state that is headquartered in another state is considered to be in compliance with this chapter if the electrical corporation offers net metering to i…

54-15-108. Damages and fines for connecting a customer generation system to more than one customer. If an independent energy producer that is supplying energy to a customer described in Subsection 54-2-201(3)(a) violates the limitation described in Subsection 54-2-201(3)(b)(i), t…

54-15-601. Portable solar generation device -- Exemptions -- Requirements. (1) A portable solar generation device that meets the requirements of this part: (a) is exempt from: (i) the interconnection requirements described in Section 54-15-106; and (ii) requirements to enter into…

54-17-1001. Acquiring excess proven dispatchable generation capacity. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Allocation agreement" means a multi-state agreement that allocates the costs and benefits from energy resources serving multiple states to each participating state. (b) "Divisi…