Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 17 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Affected electrical utility: means an electrical corporation with at least 200,000 retail customers in the state. See Utah Code 54-17-102
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• 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}
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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