Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 17 > Part 3 - Resource Plans and Significant Energy Resource Approval

• Affected electrical utility: means an electrical corporation with at least 200,000 retail customers in the state. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Benchmark option: means an energy resource against which bids in an open bid process may be evaluated that:
       (2)(a) could be constructed or owned by:

            (2)(a)(i) an affected electrical utility; or

            (2)(a)(ii) an affiliate of an affected electrical utility; or
       (2)(b) may be a purchase of:

            (2)(b)(i) electricity;

            (2)(b)(ii) electric generating capacity; or

            (2)(b)(iii) electricity and electric generating capacity. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Dispatchability: means the extent to which an energy resource is dispatchable. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Dispatchable: means available for use on demand and generally available to be delivered at a time and quantity of the operator's choosing. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Integrated resource plan: means a plan that contains:
       (5)(a) the demand and energy forecast by the affected electrical utility for at least a ten-year period;
       (5)(b) the affected electrical utility's options for meeting the requirements shown in the affected electrical utility's load and resource forecast in an economic and reliable manner, including:

            (5)(b)(i) demand-side and supply-side options; and

            (5)(b)(ii) a brief description and summary cost-benefit analysis, if available, of each option that was considered;
       (5)(c) the affected electrical utility's assumptions and conclusions with respect to the effect of the plan on the cost and reliability of energy service;
       (5)(d) a description of the external environmental and economic consequences of the plan to the extent practicable; and
       (5)(e) any other data and analyses as the commission may require. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Risk: includes the probability that:
            (8)(b)(i) overreliance on intermittent resources will create instability or inadequacy in meeting electricity demand;
            (8)(b)(ii) the energy resource will be unable to provide a consistent and resilient supply of electricity to consumers; and
            (8)(b)(iii) electricity costs will become unsustainable for consumers. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Solicitation: means a request for proposals or other invitation for persons to submit a bid or proposal through an open bid process for construction or acquisition of a significant energy resource. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5