{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-54-17-202","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 54-17-202","heading":"Requirements for solicitation.","body":"(1) The commission shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, outlining the requirements for a solicitation process. The rules required by this Subsection (1) shall include:\n(a) the type of screening criteria an affected electrical utility may use in a solicitation process including the risks an affected electrical utility may consider;\n(b) the required disclosures by an affected electrical utility if a solicitation includes a benchmark option;\n(c) the required disclosures by an affected electrical utility related to the methodology the affected electrical utility uses to evaluate bids; and\n(d) the participation of an independent evaluator in a manner consistent with Section 54-17-203.\n(2) If an affected electrical utility is subject to regulation in more than one state regarding the acquisition, construction, or cost recovery of a significant energy resource, in making the rules required by Subsection (1), the commission may consider the impact of the multistate regulation including requirements imposed by other states as to:\n(a) the solicitation process;\n(b) cost recovery of resources; and\n(c) methods by which the affected electrical utility may be able to mitigate the potential for cost disallowances.","path":["Title 54 Public Utilities","Chapter 54-17 Energy Resource Procurement Act","Part 54-17-2 Solicitation Process"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title54/Chapter17/54-17-S202.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"bc3729310fe011a56581ac223eb690f9bbc2b5bd359ff2ac17ebf2b02ff3b55f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-54-17-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-54-17-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}