Opinion ID: 2543420
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: New Building under PURPA

Text: ¶ 12 Rule 746-210 prohibits master metering in new buildings. Utah Admin. Code Rule 746-210-1(A). Because the Broadway Lofts building was originally built in 1901, Westside has argued that it is not bound by the master metering prohibition. The term new building, however, is defined as: [1] those structures ... for which a building permit is obtained on or after August 1, 1984 or [2] if no permit is required, for which construction is commenced on or after August 1, 1984. [2] Rule 746-210 3(A) (emphasis added). According to the plain meaning of the definition provided in the rule, the Commission found that the Broadway Lofts was indeed a new building, inasmuch as Westside was required to obtain a building permit to convert the warehouse into a condominium, which it did on or about July 1, 1998. The PSC's interpretation of the rule, and its application of the facts found to the rule, was reasonable and rational. Westside's argument that the PSC incorrectly found that it was a new building under rule 746-210 fails.