(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.