54-20 - Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act
Title 54 > 54-20
Sections (7)
54-20-101 - Title.
This chapter is known as the “Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act.”
54-20-102 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter: 54-20-102(1) “Demand side management” means the same as that term is defined in Section 54-7-12.8. 54-20-102(2) “Pilot program period” means a period of five years during which the sustainable transportation and energy plan is effective:
for a large-scale electric utility, beginning on January 1, 2017; or for a large-scale natural gas utility, beginning on July 1, 2019. 54-20-102(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 natural gas vehicle rate or natural gas clean air program described in Section 54-4-13.1; the electric vehicle incentive program described in Section 54-20-103; the clean coal technology program described in Section 54-20-104; and the innovative technology programs described in Section 54-20-105.
54-20-103 - Electric vehicle incentive program.
54-20-103(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:
an incentive to a large-scale electric utility customer to install or provide electric vehicle infrastructure; time of use pricing for electric vehicle charging; any measure that the commission determines is in the public interest that incentivizes the competitive deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. 54-20-103(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. 54-20-103(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:
the Division of Public Utilities; the Office of Consumer Services; the Division of Air Quality; and any person that files a request for notice with the commission.
54-20-104 - Clean coal technology program.
54-20-104(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. 54-20-104(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.
54-20-105 - Innovative utility programs.
54-20-105(1) The commission may authorize, subject to funding available under Subsection 54-7-12.8(6)(b)(ii)(B), a large-scale electric utility to implement programs that the commission determines are in the interest of large-scale electric utility customers to provide for the investigation, analysis, and implementation of:
an economic development incentive rate; a solar generation incentive; a battery storage or electric grid related project; a commercial line extension pilot program; a program to curtail emissions from thermal generation plant in the Salt Lake non-attainment area during a non-attainment event as defined by the Division of Air Quality; an additional electric vehicle incentive program incremental to the program described in Section 54-20-103; an additional clean coal program incremental to the program described in Section 54-20-104; an acquisition of electric infrastructure behind the large-scale electric utility’s meter; and any other technology program. 54-20-105(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. 54-20-105(3) The commission may authorize a large-scale natural gas utility to implement and fund programs that the commission determines are in the public interest of large-scale natural gas utility customers to provide for the investigation, analysis, and implementation of: an economic development incentive rate; research and development of other efficiency technologies; an acquisition of nonresidential natural gas infrastructure behind the large-scale natural gas utility’s meter; the development of communities that can reduce greenhouse gases and NOx emissions; a natural gas renewable energy project; a commercial line extension program; or any other technology program. A large-scale natural gas utility proposing a program under this Subsection (3) shall, before submitting the program to the commission for approval, seek input from: the Division of Public Utilities; the Office of Consumer Services; and a person that files a request for notice with the commission. In determining whether a project is in the public interest, the commission shall consider the following factors: to what extent the use of renewable natural gas is facilitated or expanded by the proposed project; potential air quality improvements associated with the proposed project; whether the proposed project could be provided by the private sector or would be viable without the proposed incentives; whether any proposed incentives were offered to all similarly situated potential partners and recipients; and potential benefits to ratepayers. Upon commission approval, the commission may authorize the large-scale natural gas utility to allocate on an annual basis up to $10,000,000 to a specific sustainable transportation and energy plan as described in Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (vii) or a specific natural gas clean air program as provided in Section 54-4-13.1. A large-scale natural gas utility shall establish a balancing account that includes: funds allocated for projects that have been approved by the commission under Subsection (3)(a); and a carrying charge in an amount determined by the commission. 54-20-105(4) The commission may review the expenditures made by a large-scale natural gas utility for a program described in Subsection (3) and approved by the commission in order to determine if the large-scale natural gas utility made the expenditures prudently in accordance with the purposes of the program. 54-20-105(5) The commission may authorize and establish funding for a conservation, efficiency, or new technology program in addition to the programs described in this chapter if the conservation, efficiency, or new technology program is cost-effective and in the public interest. 54-20-105(6) A large-scale electric utility or a large-scale natural gas utility that establishes and operates a natural gas clean air program described in Section 54-4-13.1, a sustainable transportation and energy plan under Section 54-7-12.8, or any plan or program under this chapter, shall submit a written report annually, on or before June 1, to the Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Interim Committee about each plan or program active during the previous calendar year, including status, operation, funding, disposition of funds, plan or program benefits, and the impact on rates.
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: 54-20-106(1) extend the plan or a portion of the plan as a ratepayer funded program; 54-20-106(2) implement the plan or a portion of the plan as a state funded program; or 54-20-106(3) discontinue the plan or a portion of the plan.
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.