{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-301","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 54-26-301","heading":"Large load contract requirements.","body":"(1) Electric service for a large-scale service request shall be provided only under one or more large load contracts with:\n(a) a qualified electric utility;\n(b) a large-scale generation provider; or\n(c) any combination of Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b).\n(2) A large load customer shall:\n(a) contract for all of the customer's projected electrical requirements under the large-scale service request; and\n(b) maintain contracts with resources or load shedding capabilities sufficient to meet the customer's actual electrical requirements at all times.\n(3) A large load contract with a qualified electric utility shall:\n(a) ensure that all large load incremental costs are allocated to and paid by the large load customer;\n(b) comply with all system requirements;\n(c) require the large load customer to maintain financial security sufficient to cover the large load customer's obligations;\n(d) specify:\n(i) points of interconnection;\n(ii) power delivery points;\n(iii) the amount of electrical capacity contracted for;\n(iv) the term of service; and\n(v) any arrangements for backup power supply;\n(e) provide curtailment provisions if the large load customer's demand exceeds the amount of contractually supported demand;\n(f) identify the incremental generation resources that the qualified electric utility will use to serve the large load customer; and\n(g) include provisions addressing the allocation and payment of long-term operation and maintenance costs for large load facilities.\n(4) A large load contract with a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a connected electrical system shall:\n(a) ensure that all large load incremental costs are allocated to and paid by the large load customer;\n(b) comply with all system requirements;\n(c) specify:\n(i) points of interconnection;\n(ii) power delivery points;\n(iii) the amount of electrical capacity contracted for;\n(iv) the term of service; and\n(v) any arrangements for backup power supply; and\n(d) provide curtailment provisions if the large load customer's demand exceeds the real-time dispatch of the large-scale generation provider's resources under the large load contract, net of transmission losses.\n(5) A qualified electric utility:\n(a) has no duty to serve a large load customer except as explicitly provided in a large load contract; and\n(b) is not required to provide backup power to a large load customer except as explicitly provided in a large load contract.\n(6) A qualified electric utility may not be required to commence design and construction of large load facilities until after:\n(a) executing a large load construction contract; and\n(b) obtaining commission approval in accordance with Section 54-26-302.\n(7) A qualified electric utility or large-scale generation provider shall:\n(a) obtain commission approval in accordance with Section 54-26-302 before providing electric service under a large load contract; and\n(b) negotiate the terms of a large load contract with a large load customer on a case-by-case basis.\n(8) Within 15 business days after executing a large load contract, a person executing the contract shall submit an application for approval to the commission for review under Section 54-26-302.","path":["Title 54 Public Utilities","Chapter 54-26 Large-Scale Electric Service Requirements","Part 54-26-3 Large Load and Private Generation Contracts"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title54/Chapter26/54-26-S301.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"bbdcb01b8af6ed140bf3c417184de34d22beb92795a36f075fa4c6e622d21c10","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-202","next":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-301.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}