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Energy Resource Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Colin W. Jack
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies provisions related to the evaluation of integrated resource plans by the
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Public Service Commission.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ requires full cost attribution for supplemental resources in integrated resource plans;
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▸ establishes requirements for calculating generation capacity;
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▸ prohibits certain involuntary demand management programs; and
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▸ makes technical changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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54-17-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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ENACTS:
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54-17-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 54-17-301 is amended to read:
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54-17-301 . Review of integrated resource plan action plans.
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(1) As used in this part:
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(a) "Demand management program" means any rate structure, incentive, technology, or
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other mechanism designed to modify the timing or amount of customer electricity
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consumption.
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(b) "Supplemental resource" means a generation, transmission, or other utility asset
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required to maintain reliable power delivery when a variable energy resource is not H.B. 201 01-14 13:32
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operating at full capacity.
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(c) "Variable energy resource" means an electric generation facility that cannot
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consistently deliver power at the facility's rated capacity due to the nature of the
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facility's fuel source.
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(d) "Voluntary conservation program" means a program that:
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(i) provides customers financial incentives or cost-saving opportunities to reduce
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energy consumption; and
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(ii) maintains the customer's control over the customer's energy usage decisions.
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(2) An affected electrical utility shall file with the commission any action plan developed as
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part of the affected electrical utility's integrated resource plan to enable the commission
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to review and provide guidance to the affected electrical utility.
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(3) In reviewing an action plan, the commission shall require:
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(a) all costs of supplemental resources to be attributed to the variable energy resources
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that necessitate the use of supplemental resources; and
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(b) generation capacity calculations to:
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(i) exclude energy conservation measures and demand reduction programs; and
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(ii) reflect actual delivery capability for energy storage systems, accounting for:
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(A) charging requirements;
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(B) duration limitations; and
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(C) seasonal performance variations in capacity and duration.
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[(2)] (4)(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
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Act, the commission shall make rules providing a process for its review of an action
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plan.
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(b) The rules required under Subsection [(2)(a)] (4)(a) shall provide sufficient flexibility
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to permit changes in an action plan between the periodic filings of the affected
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electrical utility's integrated resource plan.
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Section 2. Section 54-17-305 is enacted to read:
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54-17-305 . Demand management programs.
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(1) An affected electrical utility may not:
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(a) implement a demand management program without the consumer's voluntary
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participation and written consent; or
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(b) count anticipated demand reductions from any demand management program as
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equivalent to generation capacity in an integrated resource plan.
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(2) This section does not prohibit an affected electrical utility from:
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(a) offering voluntary conservation programs that provide customers direct financial
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benefits; or
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(b) implementing emergency procedures necessary to maintain system reliability.
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Section 3. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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