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Utah House Bill HB0340

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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1-Enrolled Copy H.B. 340
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2+Raymond P. Ward proposes the following substitute bill:
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34 Solar Power Amendments
45 2025 GENERAL SESSION
56 STATE OF UTAH
67 Chief Sponsor: Raymond P. Ward
7-Senate Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper
8+Senate Sponsor:
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1112 LONG TITLE
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1314 General Description:
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1516 This bill modifies provisions related to residential solar energy generation by creating a
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1718 new category for small portable solar generation devices.
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1920 Highlighted Provisions:
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2122 This bill:
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2324 ▸ defines terms;
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2526 ▸ creates exemptions from interconnection requirements for portable solar generation
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2728 devices;
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2930 ▸ establishes basic safety requirements for portable solar generation devices; and
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3132 ▸ provides liability protections for electrical corporations.
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3334 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3536 None
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3738 Other Special Clauses:
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3940 None
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4142 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4344 AMENDS:
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4546 54-15-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 53
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4748 ENACTS:
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4950 54-15-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5354 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5556 Section 1. Section 54-15-102 is amended to read:
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5758 54-15-102 . Definitions.
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59- As used in this chapter: H.B. 340 Enrolled Copy
60+ As used in this chapter:
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6162 (1) "Annualized billing period" means:
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6365 (a) a 12-month billing cycle beginning on April 1 of one year and ending on March 31
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6567 of the following year; or
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6769 (b) an additional 12-month billing cycle as defined by an electrical corporation's net
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6971 metering tariff or rate schedule.
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7173 (2) "Customer-generated electricity" means electricity that:
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7375 (a) is generated by a customer generation system for a customer participating in a net
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7577 metering program;
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7779 (b) exceeds the electricity the customer needs for the customer's own use; and
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7981 (c) is supplied to the electrical corporation administering the net metering program.
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8183 (3) "Customer generation system":
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8385 (a) means an eligible facility that is used to supply energy to or for a specific customer
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8587 that:
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8789 (i) has a generating capacity of:
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8991 (A) more than 1,200 watts but not more than 25 kilowatts for a residential facility;
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9193 or
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9395 (B) not more than two megawatts for a non-residential facility, unless the
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9597 governing authority approves a greater generation capacity;
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9799 (ii) is located on, or adjacent to, the premises of the electrical corporation's customer,
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99101 subject to the electrical corporation's service requirements;
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101103 (iii) operates in parallel and is interconnected with the electrical corporation's
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103105 distribution facilities;
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105107 (iv) is intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer's requirements for
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107109 electricity; and
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109111 (v) is controlled by an inverter;[ and]
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111113 (b) includes an electric generator and its accompanying equipment package[.] ; and
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113115 (c) does not include a portable solar generation device.
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115117 (4) "Eligible facility" means a facility that uses energy derived from one of the following to
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117119 generate electricity:
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119121 (a) solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy;
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121123 (b) wind energy;
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123125 (c) hydrogen;
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125127 (d) organic waste;
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127129 (e) hydroelectric energy;
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130131 (f) waste gas and waste heat capture or recovery;
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132134 (g) biomass and biomass byproducts, except for the combustion of:
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134136 (i) wood that has been treated with chemical preservatives such as creosote,
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136138 pentachlorophenol, or chromated copper arsenate; or
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138140 (ii) municipal waste in a solid form;
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140142 (h) forest or rangeland woody debris from harvesting or thinning conducted to improve
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142144 forest or rangeland ecological health and to reduce wildfire risk;
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144146 (i) agricultural residues;
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146148 (j) dedicated energy crops;
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148150 (k) landfill gas or biogas produced from organic matter, wastewater, anaerobic digesters,
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150152 or municipal solid waste; or
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152154 (l) geothermal energy.
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154156 (5) "Equipment package" means a group of components connecting an electric generator to
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156158 an electric distribution system, including all interface equipment and the interface
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158160 equipment's controls, switchgear, inverter, and other interface devices.
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160162 (6) "Excess customer-generated electricity" means the amount of customer-generated
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162164 electricity in excess of the customer's consumption from the customer generation system
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164166 during a monthly billing period, as measured at the electrical corporation's meter.
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166168 (7) "Fuel cell" means a device in which the energy of a reaction between a fuel and an
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168170 oxidant is converted directly and continuously into electrical energy.
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170172 (8) "Governing authority" means:
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172174 (a) for a distribution electrical cooperative, its board of directors; and
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174176 (b) for each other electrical corporation, the Public Service Commission.
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176178 (9) "Inverter" means a device that:
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178180 (a) converts direct current power into alternating current power that is compatible with
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180182 power generated by an electrical corporation; and
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182184 (b) has been designed, tested, and certified to UL1741 and installed and operated in
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184186 accordance with the latest revision of IEEE1547, as amended.
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186188 (10) "Net electricity" means the difference, as measured at the meter owned by the
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188190 electrical corporation between:
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190192 (a) the amount of electricity that an electrical corporation supplies to a customer
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192194 participating in a net metering program; and
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194196 (b) the amount of customer-generated electricity delivered to the electrical corporation.
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196198 (11) "Net metering" means measuring the amount of net electricity for the applicable billing
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199200 period.
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201203 (12) "Net metering program" means a program administered by an electrical corporation
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203205 whereby a customer with a customer generation system may:
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205207 (a) generate electricity primarily for the customer's own use;
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207209 (b) supply customer-generated electricity to the electrical corporation; and
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209211 (c) if net metering results in excess customer-generated electricity during a billing
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211213 period, receive a credit as provided in Section 54-15-104.
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213215 (13) "Portable solar generation device" means a moveable photovoltaic generation device
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215217 that:
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217219 (a) has a maximum power output of not more than 1,200 watts;
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219221 (b) is designed to be connected to a building's electrical system through a standard
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221223 120-volt alternating current outlet;
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223-(c) is intended primarily to offset part of the customer's electricity consumption;
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225227 (d) meets the standards of the most recent version of the National Electrical Code; and
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227229 (e) is certified by Underwriters Laboratories or an equivalent nationally recognized
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229231 testing laboratory.
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231233 [(13)] (14) "Switchgear" means the combination of electrical disconnects, fuses, or circuit
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233235 breakers:
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235237 (a) used to:
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237239 (i) isolate electrical equipment; and
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239241 (ii) de-energize equipment to allow work to be performed or faults downstream to be
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241243 cleared; and
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243245 (b) that is:
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245247 (i) designed, tested, and certified to UL1741; and
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247249 (ii) installed and operated in accordance with the latest revision of IEEE1547, as
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249251 amended.
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251253 Section 2. Section 54-15-601 is enacted to read:
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254256 Part 6. Portable Solar Generation Device
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256258 54-15-601 . Portable solar generation device -- Exemptions -- Requirements.
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258260 (1) A portable solar generation device that meets the requirements of this part:
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260262 (a) is exempt from:
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262264 (i) the interconnection requirements described in Section 54-15-106; and
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264266 (ii) requirements to enter into an interconnection agreement under Section 54-15-103;
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269270 (b) is not subject to the net metering program requirements under this chapter.
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271273 (2) A portable solar generation device shall include a device or feature that prevents the
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273275 system from energizing the building's electrical system during a power outage.
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275277 (3) An electrical corporation:
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277279 (a) may not require a customer using a portable solar generation device to:
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279281 (i) obtain the electrical corporation's approval before installing or using the system;
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281283 (ii) pay any fee or charge related to the system; or
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283285 (iii) install any additional controls or equipment beyond what is integrated into the
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285287 system; and
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287289 (b) is not liable for any damage or injury caused by a portable solar generation device.
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289291 Section 3. Effective Date.
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291293 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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