{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-505","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 54-26-505","heading":"Connected generation systems.","body":"(1) A large load customer may obtain all needed electric services from a large-scale generation provider through a connected generation system consistent with this chapter.\n(2) A large-scale generation provider may provide service on or through a connected generation system if the provider:\n(a) registers with the commission in accordance with Section 54-26-501;\n(b) uses only qualifying generation resources;\n(c) maintains sufficient generation capacity to serve all contracted load;\n(d) provides the commission with:\n(i) system design and operational information;\n(ii) emergency response procedures; and\n(iii) notification of any changes in system configuration or operation; and\n(e) maintains commercial liability insurance as required under Section 54-26-602.\n(3) A large-scale generation provider that provides service on or through a connected generation system consistent with the requirements of this chapter is exempt from commission regulation as a public utility under this title.\n(4) A closed private generation system or a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a closed private generation system may connect to the interstate transmission system of a transmission provider only if:\n(a) the closed private generation system is interconnected to the interstate transmission system pursuant to the transmission provider's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved open access transmission tariff; and\n(b) the commission determines that the closed private generation system or large-scale generation provider has satisfied the requirements of this chapter for the provision of service on or through a connected generation system.\n(5) A closed private generation system or a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a closed private generation system may receive services from a qualified electric utility only if:\n(a) the requirements of Subsection (4) are met; and\n(b) the system or provider has an agreement with the qualified electric utility as approved by the commission.\n(6) A qualified electric utility:\n(a) is not required to purchase or accept any power from a connected generation system; and\n(b) shall accept power from a connected generation system only as explicitly provided in an agreement that has been approved by the commission.","path":["Title 54 Public Utilities","Chapter 54-26 Large-Scale Electric Service Requirements","Part 54-26-5 Large-Scale Generation Provider Requirements"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title54/Chapter26/54-26-S505.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"cdd4ec63433659d7a46fdd0beb0d27589284ff5466ebb556cc630531dec2deda","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-504","next":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}