(1) A large load customer may obtain all needed electric services from a large-scale generation provider through a connected generation system consistent with this chapter. (2) A large-scale generation provider may provide service on or through a connected generation system if the provider: (a) registers with the commission in accordance with Section 54-26-501; (b) uses only qualifying generation resources; (c) maintains sufficient generation capacity to serve all contracted load; (d) provides the commission with: (i) system design and operational information; (ii) emergency response procedures; and (iii) notification of any changes in system configuration or operation; and (e) maintains commercial liability insurance as required under Section 54-26-602. (3) A large-scale generation provider that provides service on or through a connected generation system consistent with the requirements of this chapter is exempt from commission regulation as a public utility under this title. (4) A closed private generation system or a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a closed private generation system may connect to the interstate transmission system of a transmission provider only if: (a) the closed private generation system is interconnected to the interstate transmission system pursuant to the transmission provider's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved open access transmission tariff; and (b) the commission determines that the closed private generation system or large-scale generation provider has satisfied the requirements of this chapter for the provision of service on or through a connected generation system. (5) A closed private generation system or a large-scale generation provider that provides service through a closed private generation system may receive services from a qualified electric utility only if: (a) the requirements of Subsection (4) are met; and (b) the system or provider has an agreement with the qualified electric utility as approved by the commission. (6) A qualified electric utility: (a) is not required to purchase or accept any power from a connected generation system; and (b) shall accept power from a connected generation system only as explicitly provided in an agreement that has been approved by the commission.
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