Utah Code 54-17-401. Definitions — Rules
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(1) As used in this part:
Terms Used In Utah Code 54-17-401
- Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1
- Energy utility: means one of the following with 200,000 retail customers in the state:(1)(a)(i) an electrical corporation; or(1)(a)(ii) a gas corporation. See Utah Code 54-17-401
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Rural gas infrastructure development: means the acquisition, planning, development, extension, expansion, and construction of natural gas utility facilities to serve previously unserved rural areas of the state. See Utah Code 54-17-401
- 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
(1)(a) “Energy utility” means one of the following with 200,000 retail customers in the state:(1)(a)(i) an electrical corporation; or(1)(a)(ii) a gas corporation.(1)(b) “Resource decision” means a decision, other than a decision to construct or acquire a significant energy resource, involving:(1)(b)(i) an energy utility‘s acquisition, management, or operation of energy production, processing, transmission, or distribution facilities or processes including:(1)(b)(i)(A) a facility or process for the efficient, reliable, or safe provision of energy to retail customers;(1)(b)(i)(B) an energy efficiency and conservation program; or(1)(b)(i)(C) rural gas infrastructure development; or(1)(b)(ii) a decision determined by the commission to be appropriate for review under this part.(1)(c) “Rural gas infrastructure development” means the acquisition, planning, development, extension, expansion, and construction of natural gas utility facilities to serve previously unserved rural areas of the state.
(2) The commission may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to specify the nature of resource decisions subject to approval under Section 54-17-402.