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1		-	Enrolled Copy H.B. 201
	1	+	02-18 09:39 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 201
	2	+	Ronald M. Winterton proposes the following substitute bill:
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3	4		Energy Resource Amendments
4	5		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	6		STATE OF UTAH
6	7		Chief Sponsor: Colin W. Jack
7	8		Senate Sponsor: Ronald M. Winterton
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11	12		LONG TITLE
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13	14		General Description:
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15	16		This bill modifies provisions related to the evaluation of integrated resource plans by the
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17	18		Public Service Commission.
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19	20		Highlighted Provisions:
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21	22		This bill:
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23	24		▸ defines terms;
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25	26		▸ requires full cost attribution for supplemental resources in integrated resource plans;
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27	28		▸ establishes requirements for calculating generation capacity;
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29	30		▸ requires an affected electrical utility to include certain designations in the utility's action
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31	32		plan;
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33	34		▸ prohibits certain involuntary demand management programs; and
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35	36		▸ makes technical changes.
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37	38		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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39	40		None
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41	42		Other Special Clauses:
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43	44		None
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45	46		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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47	48		AMENDS:
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49	50		54-17-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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51	52		ENACTS:
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53	54		54-17-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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57	58		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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59		-	Section 1. Section 54-17-301 is amended to read: ~~H.B. 201 Enrolled Copy~~
	60	+	Section 1. Section 54-17-301 is amended to read:
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61	62		54-17-301 . Review of integrated resource plan action plans.
	63	+	3rd Sub. H.B. 201 3rd Sub. (Cherry) H.B. 201 02-18 09:39
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63	65		(1) As used in this part:
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65	67		(a) "Baseload capacity" means the amount of baseload power that electricity generation
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67	69		resources can reliably produce through continuous or nearly continuous operation.
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69	71		(b) "Baseload electricity resource" means an electricity generation resource that operates
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71	73		continuously or nearly continuously to maintain a stable power supply at the
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73	75		electricity generation resource's rated capacity.
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75	77		(c) "Baseload power" means the minimum amount of electric power continuously
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77	79		needed to meet basic system demand.
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79	81		(d) "Demand management program" means any incentive or technology designed to
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81	83		modify the timing or amount of customer electricity consumption.
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83	85		(e) "Expected deliverable energy" means the amount of electrical energy that a resource
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85	87		can reliably deliver to the grid based on historical performance data and operational
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87	89		constraints.
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89	91		(f) "Firming capacity" means the amount of electric power that electricity generation
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91	93		resources can produce, at the system operator's discretion, to reliably meet peak load
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93	95		and balance fluctuations in electrical demand or supply.
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95	97		(g) "Plant factor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 79-6-303.
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97	99		(h) "Resource adequacy program" means a program that establishes capacity
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99	101		contribution values for generation resources based on historical performance data.
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101	103		(i)(i) "Supplemental resource" means a utility asset or operational control required to
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103	105		maintain reliable power delivery when a variable energy resource is not operating
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105	107		at full capacity.
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107	109		(ii) "Supplemental resource" includes:
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109	111		(A) generation resources;
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111	113		(B) transmission resources;
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113	115		(C) energy balancing measures; and
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115	117		(D) market purchases.
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117	119		(j) "Variable capacity" means the amount of electric power that electricity generation
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119	121		resources can produce when operating on a variable basis due to elements outside of
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121	123		operator control.
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123	125		(k) "Variable energy resource" means an electricity generation facility that cannot
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125	127		consistently deliver power at the facility's rated capacity due to elements outside of
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127	129		the operator's control.
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130	131		(l) "Voluntary conservation program" means a program that:
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132	134		(i) provides customers financial incentives or cost-saving opportunities to reduce
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134	136		energy consumption;
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136	138		(ii) maintains the customer's control over the customer's energy usage decisions; and
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138	140		(iii) allows customers to opt out of any offered programs without restrictive penalties
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140	142		or length commitments.
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142	144		(2) An affected electrical utility shall file with the commission any action plan developed as
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144	146		part of the affected electrical utility's integrated resource plan to enable the commission
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146	148		to review and provide guidance to the affected electrical utility.
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148	150		(3) An affected electrical utility's action plan shall:
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150	152		(a) report baseload energy resources as baseload capacity, specifying the expected
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152	154		deliverable energy;
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154	156		(b) report variable energy resources as variable capacity, specifying the expected
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156	158		deliverable energy;
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158	160		(c) report energy storage systems, including batteries and other storage devices, as
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160	162		firming capacity;
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162	164		(d) report variable energy resources paired with energy storage as firming capacity,
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164	166		subject to the energy storage system requirements in Subsection (3)(g)(ii);
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166	168		(e) separately report any expected curtailment of baseload and variable energy resources
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168	170		resulting from regulations, costs, or demand constraints; and
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170	172		(f) attribute relevant costs of supplemental resources to the variable energy resources
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172	174		that necessitate the use of supplemental resources;
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174	176		(g) for generation capacity calculations:
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176	178		(i) exclude energy conservation measures and demand reduction programs;
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178	180		(ii) reflect actual delivery capability for energy storage systems, accounting for:
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180	182		(A) charging requirements;
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182	184		(B) duration limitations; and
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184	186		(C) seasonal performance variations in capacity and duration; and
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186	188		(iii) for variable energy resources, use:
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188	190		(A) capacity assumptions for long-term planning; and
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190	192		(B) capacity and plant factor values established by a resource adequacy program
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192	194		in which the affected electrical utility's resource adequacy participates.
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194	196		[(2)] (4)(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
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196	198		Act, the commission shall make rules providing a process for its review of an action
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199	200		plan.
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201	203		(b) The rules required under Subsection [(2)(a) ] (4)(a) shall provide sufficient flexibility
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203	205		to permit changes in an action plan between the periodic filings of the affected
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205	207		electrical utility's integrated resource plan.
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207	209		Section 2. Section 54-17-305 is enacted to read:
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209	211		54-17-305 . Demand management programs.
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211	213		(1) An affected electrical utility may not:
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213	215		(a) implement a demand management program unless:
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215	217		(i) the consumer voluntarily participates; and
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217	219		(ii) the consumer provides written or electronic consent; or
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219	221		(b) count anticipated demand reductions from any demand management program as
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221	223		equivalent to generation capacity in an integrated resource plan.
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223	225		(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an integrated resource plan may account for load
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225	227		decrease from a demand management program if:
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227	229		(a) the affected electrical utility demonstrates the load decrease is:
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229	231		(i) within the utility's sole control; or
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231	233		(ii) otherwise reliable; and
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233	235		(b) the load decrease will not result in a supply shortage during the period for which the
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235	237		decrease is anticipated.
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237	239		(3) This section does not prohibit an affected electrical utility from:
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239	241		(a) offering voluntary conservation programs that provide customers direct financial
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241	243		benefits; or
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243	245		(b) implementing emergency procedures necessary to maintain system reliability.
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245	247		Section 3. Effective Date.
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247	249		This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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