{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-901","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 54-26-901","heading":"Transmission cost allocation.","body":"(1) The commission shall:\n(a) conduct a proceeding to establish rules for the allocation of transmission costs between large load customers and retail customers for large load contracts executed on or after January 1, 2026;\n(b) retain a qualified independent consultant with expertise in transmission cost allocation methodologies to:\n(i) analyze potential methodologies for transmission cost allocation, taking into account the factors listed in Subsection (2); and\n(ii) make recommendations to the commission; and\n(c) issue a rule no later than January 1, 2026.\n(2) In developing rules under Subsection (1), the commission shall consider:\n(a) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission policies and precedents regarding transmission cost allocation;\n(b) the projected increase in electricity demand from large load customers;\n(c) the incremental transmission costs required to serve large load customers;\n(d) the economic development benefits associated with serving large load customers;\n(e) the need to maintain just and reasonable rates for retail customers;\n(f) the extent to which new large load facilities are required specifically to serve large load customers;\n(g) the extent to which large load customers utilize existing transmission infrastructure;\n(h) methods to apportion costs based on cost causation and system benefits; and\n(i) any other factors the commission determines are relevant to establishing a fair and reasonable allocation of transmission costs.\n(3) The commission may establish different cost allocation methodologies based on:\n(a) the timing of large load customer interconnection;\n(b) the size of the load being served;\n(c) the cost causation attributable to various customer classes;\n(d) the benefits accruing to various customer classes; or\n(e) other relevant distinctions.\n(4) Nothing in this section limits the commission's existing authority to determine just and reasonable rates.\n(5)\n(a) The commission shall impose and collect a fee from each large load customer that submits a large-scale service request to cover the cost of:\n(i) retaining qualified independent consultants and experts by the commission, the Division of Public Utilities, and the Office of Consumer Services to evaluate large-scale service requests and large load contracts; and\n(ii) any other reasonable costs incurred in conducting proceedings and evaluations under this chapter.\n(b) The fee shall be:\n(i) assessed on a semi-annual basis corresponding to the study periods established in Section 54-26-202;\n(ii) determined based on the anticipated needs given the number and complexity of requests received in each study period; and\n(iii) proportionately allocated among large load customers with pending requests.\n(c) All fees collected under this subsection shall be:\n(i) remitted to the state treasurer;\n(ii) credited to the Public Utility Regulation Fee Account created in Section 54-5-1.5; and\n(iii) used exclusively for the purposes described in Subsection (5)(a).","path":["Title 54 Public Utilities","Chapter 54-26 Large-Scale Electric Service Requirements","Part 54-26-9 Transmission Cost Allocation"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title54/Chapter26/54-26-S901.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"3d311af5cd1230ca22c00657544c104fb9c7ac0bd99bf6ad6678d7b6c21438b2","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-54-26-802","next":"us-ut/utah-code-54-27-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}