54-25 - Electrical Power Delivery Quality Act
Title 54 > 54-25
Sections (3)
General Provisions
54-25-101 - Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Electrical power delivery quality” means the suitability of power delivered to customers as measured in comparison to accepted industry standards on voltage and power quality.
(2) “Electrical power delivery quality plan” means a plan submitted to the commission in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(3) “Interconnection request” means a request from a utility-scale energy generation system to a qualified utility’s transmission line.
(4) “Qualified utility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 54-17-801.
(5) “Utility-scale energy generation system” means an electric generation facility that has a generating capacity of more than two megawatts and is intermittent, non-dispatchable, or controlled by an inverter.
Enacted by Chapter 186, 2023 General Session
54-25-102 - Commission rulemaking authority.
(1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission shall make rules to implement this chapter, including: rules establishing the submission of an electrical power delivery quality plan;rules establishing procedures for the review of an electrical power delivery quality plan;rules establishing the procedures for the review of the implementation of an electrical power delivery quality plan; andany other rules that the commission determines are necessary to protect the public interest and implement this chapter.
(2) In establishing the procedures and rules described in Subsection (1), the commission shall consult with: qualified utilities;utility-scale electricity providers; andother state agencies.
Enacted by Chapter 186, 2023 General Session
Electrical Power Delivery Quality Plan
54-25-201 - Electrical power delivery quality plan for a qualified utility.
(1) A qualified utility shall: prepare an electrical power delivery quality plan in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; andsubmit the electrical power delivery quality plan to the commission.
(2) An electrical power delivery quality plan under Subsection (1) shall include: a description of the procedures and standards that the qualified utility will use to assess an interconnection request to:decrease the risk that the interconnected utility-scale generation facility will adversely affect the electrical power delivery quality to other customers on the qualified utility lines; andaddress adverse effects to the electrical power service quality caused by interconnected customer-owned generation systems that are discovered after the time of interconnection;a description of the equipment that the qualified utility will use to perform the assessment described in Subsection (2)(a); anda description of proposed modifications or upgrades to facilities and preventative programs that the qualified utility will implement to address any electrical power delivery quality issues that do not meet the qualified utility’s interconnections policy or relevant national standards.
(3) The commission may only approve an electrical power delivery quality plan that meets the requirements of Subsection (2).If the commission does not approve a proposed electrical power delivery quality plan, the commission shall:notify the qualified utility that the proposed electrical power delivery quality plan was not approved; andprovide specific recommendations to the qualified utility about changes needed for approval of the proposed electrical power delivery quality plan.
(4) On or before October 31, 2023, and before October 31 of each year after 2023, the commission shall report to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee regarding a qualified utility’s compliance with the qualified utility’s electrical power delivery quality plan.
Enacted by Chapter 186, 2023 General Session