2025 bills / H.B. 72
H.B. 72 Electricity Rate Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee (stopped here)
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill would require the Public Service Commission to put Utah ratepayers first when deciding how utility costs are split, and it would bar charging Utah customers for facilities or programs that mainly benefit other states. It would also stop utilities from recovering energy balancing account costs incurred after December 31, 2024, while keeping the existing rules for earlier costs.
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Official description
- establishes requirements for the Public Service Commission to prioritize Utah ratepayer interests when allocating utility costs
- prohibits cost recovery from Utah ratepayers for facilities and programs primarily benefiting other states
- eliminates electrical corporation energy balancing account cost recovery for costs incurred after December 31, 2024
- maintains existing energy balancing account provisions for costs incurred before December 31, 2024
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 1 no, 3 absentHouse Public Utilities and Energy Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 22, 2025Who voted how
- 67 yes, 0 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Jan 29, 2025Who voted how