SB 227 Utah Senate · 2025 General Session

Electricity Supply Amendments

SB 227 establishes new rules for providing electricity to large-scale users, specifically targeting customers requiring 100 megawatts or more of power (like major industrial facilities or data centers). It creates a defined process for utilities to evaluate and contract for these large requests, including requirements for system upgrades and cost estimates. The bill exempts these services from some rate regulations while maintaining safety standards and requires the Public Service Commission to create a "flexible tariff" and set rules for sharing transmission costs between large users and regular customers. This directly affects large commercial and industrial electricity consumers and their utility providers in Utah.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to expand its scope from alternative electrical service providers to a broader framework covering large-scale electric service requirements, including new definitions for closed and connected generation systems and additional sections for evaluation, contracts, and utility obligations.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from focusing on alternative electrical service providers for large-scale loads to establishing comprehensive requirements for large-scale electric service, including new categories for closed private generation systems and connected generation systems.

DEFINITION

Replaced the 'alternative electrical service provider' definition with new definitions for 'closed private generation system' and 'connected generation system' to cover different types of large-scale generation arrangements.

SCOPE

Added new sections covering large load construction contracts, large load service contracts, and large load customers to formalize the contractual relationships between utilities and large customers.

REQUIREMENT

Introduced new requirements for conducting evaluations of large-scale service requests to assess impacts on utility systems, identify necessary upgrades, and establish timelines.

TIMELINE

Added new sections for large load construction contracts and large load service contracts that were not present in the original version.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the focus from alternative electrical service providers to qualified electric utilities and large-scale generation providers serving large load customers under new contract frameworks.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ committee report favorable

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor