As used in this chapter:

(1) “Customer” means a person who, for primarily personal, family, or household purposes:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-52-102

  • Customer: means a person who, for primarily personal, family, or household purposes:
         (1)(a) purchases a residential solar energy system under a system purchase agreement;
         (1)(b) leases a residential solar energy system under a system lease agreement; or
         (1)(c) purchases electricity under a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection, established in Section 13-2-1. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Power purchase agreement: means an agreement:
         (3)(a) between a customer and a solar retailer;
         (3)(b) for the customer's purchase of electricity generated by a residential solar energy system owned by the solar retailer; and
         (3)(c) that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Solar energy system: means a system or configuration of solar energy devices that collects and uses solar energy to generate electricity. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • Solar retailer: means a person who:
         (7)(a) sells or proposes to sell a residential solar energy system to a customer under a system purchase agreement;
         (7)(b) owns the residential solar energy system that is the subject of a system lease agreement or proposed system lease agreement; or
         (7)(c) sells or proposes to sell electricity to a customer under a power purchase agreement. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • 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
  • System lease agreement: means an agreement:
         (8)(a) under which a customer leases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer; and
         (8)(b) that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years for the lease of the residential solar energy system. See Utah Code 13-52-102
  • System purchase agreement: means an agreement under which a customer purchases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer. See Utah Code 13-52-102
     (1)(a) purchases a residential solar energy system under a system purchase agreement;
     (1)(b) leases a residential solar energy system under a system lease agreement; or
     (1)(c) purchases electricity under a power purchase agreement.
(2) “Division” means the Division of Consumer Protection, established in Section 13-2-1.
(3) “Power purchase agreement” means an agreement:

     (3)(a) between a customer and a solar retailer;
     (3)(b) for the customer’s purchase of electricity generated by a residential solar energy system owned by the solar retailer; and
     (3)(c) that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years.
(4) “Residential solar energy system”:

     (4)(a) means a solar energy system that:

          (4)(a)(i) is installed in the state;
          (4)(a)(ii) generates electricity primarily for on-site consumption for personal, family, or household purposes;
          (4)(a)(iii) is situated on no more than four units of residential real property; and
          (4)(a)(iv) has an electricity delivery capacity that exceeds one kilowatt; and
     (4)(b) does not include a generator that:

          (4)(b)(i) produces electricity; and
          (4)(b)(ii) is intended for occasional use.
(5) “Solar agreement” means a system purchase agreement, a system lease agreement, or a power purchase agreement.
(6) “Solar energy system” means a system or configuration of solar energy devices that collects and uses solar energy to generate electricity.
(7) “Solar retailer” means a person who:

     (7)(a) sells or proposes to sell a residential solar energy system to a customer under a system purchase agreement;
     (7)(b) owns the residential solar energy system that is the subject of a system lease agreement or proposed system lease agreement; or
     (7)(c) sells or proposes to sell electricity to a customer under a power purchase agreement.
(8) “System lease agreement” means an agreement:

     (8)(a) under which a customer leases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer; and
     (8)(b) that provides for the customer to make payments over a term of at least five years for the lease of the residential solar energy system.
(9) “System purchase agreement” means an agreement under which a customer purchases a residential solar energy system from a solar retailer.