Any operator of Self-Use Power Generation Equipment with a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts or more shall prepare a utilization plan and apply to the electricity industry regulatory agency for a permit. Any operator of Self-Use Power Generation Equipment with a capacity of less than 2000 kilowatts shall prepare a utilization plan and apply to the competent authority at the level of the municipal government or county (city) government for a permit; the application will be forwarded to the electricity industry regulatory agency for future reference.
The electricity industry regulatory agency shall establish rules governing the application procedure, review period, items for review, and management rules regarding permission, registration, revocation or cancellation of the registration and changes to Self-Use Power Generation Equipment described in the preceding paragraph.

Electric power generated by Self-Use Power Generation Equipment may be sold to the Public Electricity Retailing Utility or the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Enterprise for ancillary services. Sold electricity shall not exceed 20% of total installed capacity. However, this restriction does not apply in the following circumstances:
1. For Self-Use Power Generation Equipment whose energy efficiency performance meets the standard prescribed by the electricity industry regulatory agency, up to 50% of total installed capacity may be sold.
2. For electricity generated from renewable energy sources, all electric power produced by Self-Use Power Generation Equipment may be sold to the Electricity Enterprise.
For Self-Use Power Generation Equipment with a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts or more, the purchase agreements for sales described in the preceding paragraph shall be submitted to the electricity industry regulatory agency for future reference. For Self-Use Power Generation Equipment with a capacity of less than 2000 kilowatts, the purchase agreements shall be submitted to the competent authority at the level of the municipal government or county (city) government for future reference, with a copy forwarded to the electricity industry regulatory agency.

The installation of user-end electricity equipment by an operator of Self-Use Power Generation Equipment shall be limited to land owned by the operator. However, the restriction does not apply if the installation does not affect local Electricity Enterprises and with the approval of the competent authority at the level prescribed in paragraph 1 of Article 68.
Self-Use Power Generation Equipment may wheel the electricity via the power grid for self-use when the following conditions are met:
1. The Electricity Carbon Emission Factor of the generated power is better than the standard prescribed by the electricity industry regulatory agency in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 28.
2. If the Self-Use Power Generation Equipment is installed jointly by several applicants, the share of investment for each applicant is 5% or more.
3. The generated electric power is not sold to the Public Electricity Retailing Utility or Electricity Transmission and Distribution Enterprise.
Paragraph 1 of Article 10 and paragraph 3 of Article 46 apply mutatis mutandis to Self-Use Power Generation Equipment operators requesting to wheel electricity through the power grid for self-use as described in the preceding paragraph.
Paragraph 3 to paragraph 5 of Article 39 and Article 40 to Article 44 apply mutatis mutandis to the installation of power lines by operators of Self-Use Power Generation Equipment pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article.

Paragraph 3 of Article 25, Article 26, Article 29 to Article 31, Article 34, Article 35, Article 37, and Article 58 of this Act apply mutatis mutandis to installation, energization, building, protection, and reporting of Self-Use Power Generation Equipment, as well as joint structures with the telecommunication network and the requirement of a directorial engineer.