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UT Code § 54-15-105.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 15 - Net Metering of Electricity|Section 105.1 - Determination of costs and benefits -- Determination of just and reasonable charge, credit, or ratemaking structure.

 Effective 5/13/2014  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 corporation or other customers will incur from a net metering program will exceed the benefits of the net metering program, or whether the benefits of the net metering program will exceed the costs; and     (2) determine a just and reasonable charge, credit, or ratemaking structure, including new or existing tariffs, in light of the costs and benefits.    Enacted by Chapter 53, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 54-15-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 15 - Net Metering of Electricity|Section 106 - Customer to provide equipment necessary to meet certain requirements -- Governing authority may adopt additional reasonable requirements -- Testing and inspection of interconnection.

 Effective 5/13/2014  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 customer's expense all equipment necessary to meet:   (a) applicable local and national standards regarding electrical and fire safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements established by the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and Underwriters Laboratories; and     (b) any other utility interconnection requirements as determined by the commission by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.       (2) After appropriate notice and opportunity for public comment, the governing authority may by rule adopt additional reasonable safety, power quality, and interconnection requirements for customer generation systems that the governing authority considers to be necessary to protect public safety and system reliability.     (3)   (a) If a customer participating in a net metering program complies with requirements referred to under Subsection (1) and additional requirements established under Subsection (2), an electrical corporation may not require that customer to:   (i) perform or pay for additional tests; or     (ii) purchase additional liability insurance.       (b) An electrical corporation may not be held directly or indirectly liable for permitting or continuing to permit an interconnection of a customer generation system to the electrical corporation's system or for an act or omission of a customer participating in a net metering program for loss, injury, or death to a third party.       (4) An electrical corporation may test and inspect an interconnection at times that the electrical corporation considers necessary to ensure the safety of electrical workers and to preserve the integrity of the electric power grid.     (5) The electrical function, operation, or capacity of a customer generation system, at the point of connection to the electrical corporation's distribution system, may not compromise the quality of service to the electrical corporation's other customers.    Amended by Chapter 53, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 54-15-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 15 - Net Metering of Electricity|Section 107 - Application to out-of-state electrical corporation.

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 its customers in Utah in accordance with a tariff, schedule, or other requirement of the appropriate authority in the state in which the electrical corporation's headquarters are located.  Enacted by Chapter 244, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 54-15-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 15 - Net Metering of Electricity|Section 108 - Damages and fines for connecting a customer generation system to more than one customer.

 Effective 5/10/2016  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), the commission may:  (1) award damages to an electrical corporation for actual and consequential damages to the electrical corporation; and     (2) assess a fine against the independent energy producer or person responsible for the violation.    Amended by Chapter 267, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 54-19-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 19 - Regulation of Internet Protocol Services|Section 101 - Title.

54-19-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Regulation of Internet Protocol Services."  Enacted by Chapter 241, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 54-19-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 19 - Regulation of Internet Protocol Services|Section 102 - Definitions.

54-19-102. Definitions.  As used in this section:  (1) "Internet protocol-enabled service" means any service, functionality, or application that uses Internet protocol or a successor protocol that enables an end-user to send or receive voice, data, or video communications.     (2) "Voice over Internet protocol service" means any service that:   (a) enables real time, two-way voice communication originating from or terminating at the user's location in Internet protocol or a successor protocol;     (b) uses a broadband connection from the user's location; and     (c) permits a user to receive a telephone call that originates on the public switched telephone network and to terminate a call to the public switched telephone network.      Enacted by Chapter 241, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 54-19-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 19 - Regulation of Internet Protocol Services|Section 103 - Authority over Internet protocol-enabled services and voice over Internet protocol services.

54-19-103. Authority over Internet protocol-enabled services and voice over Internet protocol services.    (1) A state agency and political subdivision of the state may not, directly or indirectly, regulate Internet protocol-enabled service or voice over Internet protocol service.     (2) The regulatory prohibition in Subsection (1) does not:   (a) affect or limit the enforcement of criminal or civil laws, including consumer protection and unfair or deceptive trade practice laws, that apply to the conduct of business;     (b) affect, limit, or prohibit the current or future assessment of:   (i) a tax;     (ii) a 911 fee;     (iii) a universal service fund fee;     (iv) a telecommunication relay fee; or     (v) a public utility regulatory fee;       (c) affect or modify:   (i) a right or obligation of any telecommunications carrier under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 251 and 47 U.S.C. Sec. 252;     (ii) any commission obligation to implement or enforce federal law;     (iii) a duty or power of the commission, under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 251 and 47 U.S.C. Sec. 252, including arbitration and enforcement of an interconnection agreement;     (iv) any obligation for the provision of video service by any person; or     (v) the application of Section 54-8b-2.1; or       (d) affect the authority of the state or a political subdivision of the state to manage the use of a public right of way, including any requirement for the joint use of utility poles or other structures in the right of way.      Enacted by Chapter 241, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 54-20-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/10/2016  54-20-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act." Enacted by Chapter 393, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 54-20-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-20-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Demand side management" means the same as that term is defined in Section 54-7-12.8.     (2) "Pilot program period" means a period of five years during which the sustainable transportation and energy plan is effective:   (a) for a large-scale electric utility, beginning on January 1, 2017; or     (b) for a large-scale natural gas utility, beginning on July 1, 2019.       (3) "Sustainable transportation and energy plan" means the programs approved by the commission and undertaken by a large-scale electric utility or large-scale natural gas utility during the pilot program period, including:   (a) a natural gas vehicle rate or natural gas clean air program described in Section 54-4-13.1;     (b) the electric vehicle incentive program described in Section 54-20-103;     (c) the clean coal technology program described in Section 54-20-104; and     (d) the innovative technology programs described in Section 54-20-105.      Amended by Chapter 460, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-20-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act|Section 103 - Electric vehicle incentive program.

 Effective 5/10/2016  54-20-103. Electric vehicle incentive program.    (1) The commission shall, before July 1, 2017, authorize a large-scale electric utility to establish a program that promotes customer choice in electric vehicle charging equipment and service that includes:   (a) an incentive to a large-scale electric utility customer to install or provide electric vehicle infrastructure;     (b) time of use pricing for electric vehicle charging;     (c) any measure that the commission determines is in the public interest that incentivizes the competitive deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.       (2) The commission may review the expenditures made by a large-scale electric utility for the program described in Subsection (1) in order to determine if the large-scale electric utility made the expenditures prudently in accordance with the purposes of the program.     (3) A large-scale electric utility proposing a program for approval by the commission under this section shall, before submitting the program to the commission for approval, seek input from:   (a) the Division of Public Utilities;     (b) the Office of Consumer Services;     (c) the Division of Air Quality; and     (d) any person that files a request for notice with the commission.      Enacted by Chapter 393, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 54-20-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act|Section 104 - Clean coal technology program.

 Effective 5/10/2016  54-20-104. Clean coal technology program.    (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the commission shall authorize, before July 1, 2017, and, subject to funding, approve a program that authorizes a large-scale electric utility to investigate, analyze, and research clean coal technology.     (2) The commission may review the expenditures made by a large-scale electric utility for a program described in Subsection (1) in order to determine if the large-scale electric utility made the expenditures prudently in accordance with the purposes of the program.     Enacted by Chapter 393, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 54-20-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act|Section 106 - Extension of pilot program.

 Effective 5/10/2016  54-20-106. Extension of pilot program.  Before the first day of the legislative session in the final year of the pilot program period, the commission shall submit a report and recommendation to the Legislature regarding whether, in the discretion of the commission, the Legislature should, for the sustainable transportation and energy plan:  (1) extend the plan or a portion of the plan as a ratepayer funded program;     (2) implement the plan or a portion of the plan as a state funded program; or     (3) discontinue the plan or a portion of the plan.    Enacted by Chapter 393, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 54-20-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act|Section 107 - Other programs.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-20-107. Other programs.  The commission may authorize a large-scale electric utility or a large-scale natural gas utility to establish a program in addition to the programs described in this chapter if the commission determines that the program is cost-effective and in the public interest. Amended by Chapter 460, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Crossing Railroad Rights-of-Way by Fiber Optic Carriers." Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Consumer price index" means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food & Energy, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.     (2)   (a) "Crossing" means a telecommunications facility constructed under or across a railroad right-of-way:   (i) at an angle between 80 degrees and 100 degrees;     (ii) with a minimum depth of:   (A) 10 feet below rail level for nonhorizontal directional drilling; or     (B) 15 feet below rail for horizontal directional drilling; and       (iii) within a county that is not a county of the first class.       (b) "Crossing" does not include longitudinal occupancy of railroad right-of-way.       (3) "Facility" or "telecommunications facility" means fiber optics or related conduit installed in a crossing.     (4) "Fiber optic carrier" means a telecommunications corporation or a telecommunications corporation's contractor or agent.    Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 103 - Right-of-way crossing -- application for permission.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-103. Right-of-way crossing -- application for permission.    (1)   (a) Any fiber optic carrier that intends to place a facility across or upon a railroad right-of-way shall submit a request for permission from the railroad prior to placing a facility.     (b) A request under this Subsection (1) shall:   (i) be in the railroad form of a completed crossing application;     (ii) include an engineering design that:   (A) shows the location of the proposed crossing and the railroad's property, tracks, and wires that the telecommunications facility will cross; and     (B) conforms with guidelines published in the most recent edition of the National Electric Safety Code and American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association standards; and       (iii) include the standard crossing fee specified in Section 54-23-105.         (2) Unless the railroad provides written or electronic notice to the fiber optic carrier that the proposed crossing is a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, would violate any federal law or regulation applicable to a public transit district, or would violate an agreement between a public transit district and the federal government, the railroad shall approve the application within 35 calendar days after the receipt of a completed application for a crossing.     (3) This section applies to:   (a) any crossing in existence before May 14, 2019, if an agreement concerning the crossing has expired or has been terminated; and     (b) any crossing commenced on or after May 14, 2019.       (4) If an applicant that intends to place a facility across or upon a railroad right-of-way at a crossing described in Subsection (3)(a) has paid a collective amount that equals or exceeds the standard crossing fee established under Section 54-23-105 to the railroad during the existence of the crossing, no additional fee may be required.    Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 104 - Right-of-way crossing -- Construction.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-104. Right-of-way crossing -- Construction.  Unless the railroad notifies the fiber optic carrier in writing or electronically that the approved crossing is a serious threat to the safe operation of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, would violate any federal law or regulation applicable to a public transit district, or would violate an agreement between a public transit district and the federal government, the railroad shall issue the permit or crossing agreement and schedule flagging to occur within 45 calendar days of the approved application. Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 105 - Standard crossing fee.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-105. Standard crossing fee.    (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a fiber optic carrier that crosses a railroad right-of-way shall pay the railroad a one-time standard crossing fee of $1,250, adjusted as provided in Subsection (5), for each crossing.     (2)   (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the standard crossing fee is paid in lieu of any license, permit, application, processing fee, or any other fee or charge to reimburse the railroad for direct expenses incurred by the railroad as a result of the crossing.     (b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no other fee or charge related to the crossing may be assessed to the fiber optic carrier by the railroad.       (3) In addition to the standard crossing fee, the fiber optic carrier shall also reimburse the railroad for any reasonable and necessary flagging expense associated with a crossing, based on the railroad traffic at the crossing.     (4)   (a) The placement of a single conduit is limited to a single applicant, and the conduit's contents are a single facility.     (b) No additional fees are payable based on the individual fibers, wires, lines, or other items contained within a single conduit.       (5) On January 1 of each year, the standard crossing fee under Subsection (1) shall be adjusted by multiplying the current standard crossing fee by the sum of:   (a) one; and     (b) the actual percent change of the consumer price index during the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.      Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 106 - Objections -- petition to Public Service Commission by a railroad.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-106. Objections -- petition to Public Service Commission by a railroad.    (1) If a railroad objects to the proposed crossing due to the proposal being a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, a violation of any federal law or regulation applicable to a public transit district, or a violation of an agreement between a public transit district and the federal government, the railroad shall provide written or electronic notice to the fiber optic carrier of the objection and the specific basis for the objection.     (2)   (a) If the parties make good faith efforts to resolve the objection, and are unable to resolve the objection, either party may petition the commission for assistance via mediation or arbitration of the disputed crossing application.     (b) The petition shall be filed within 60 days of receipt of the objection.       (3) If a petition is filed under Subsection (2), the commission shall issue an order within 120 days of filing of the petition.     (4) An order issued under Subsection (3) may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 7, Hearings, Practice, and Procedure.     (5) The commission shall assess the costs associated with a petition equitably among the parties.    Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 107 - Objections -- petition to Public Service Commission by a fiber optic carrier.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-107. Objections -- petition to Public Service Commission by a fiber optic carrier.    (1)   (a) If a railroad imposes additional requirements on a fiber optic carrier for crossing the railroad's lines, other than the proposed crossing being a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current or future use of the railroad right-of-way, a violation of any federal law or regulation applicable to a public transit district, or a violation of an agreement between a public transit district and the federal government, the fiber optic carrier may object to one or more of the requirements.     (b) The fiber optic carrier shall provide written or electronic notice of the objection and the specific basis for the objection to the railroad.       (2)   (a) If the parties make good faith efforts to resolve the objection, and are unable to resolve the objection, either party may petition the commission for resolution or modification of the additional requirements.     (b) The petition shall be filed within 60 days of receipt of the objection.       (3)   (a) If a petition is filed under Subsection (2), the commission shall determine, after notice and opportunity for hearing, whether special circumstances exist that necessitate additional requirements for the placement of the crossing.     (b) The commission shall issue an order within 120 days of filing of the petition.       (4) An order issued under Subsection (3) may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 7, Hearings, Practice, and Procedure.     (5) The commission shall assess the costs associated with a petition equitably among the parties.    Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-23-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 23 - Crossing Railroad Rights-of-way by Fiber Optic Carriers|Section 108 - Existing agreements.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-23-108. Existing agreements.  Nothing in this chapter prevents a railroad and a fiber optic carrier from continuing under an existing agreement, or from otherwise negotiating the terms and conditions applicable to a crossing or the resolution of any disputes relating to the crossing. Enacted by Chapter 452, 2019 General Session