Kennecott and Rocky Mountain Power ask Utah PSC to approve new electric service agreement effective Jan. 1, 2026

At a hearing before the Utah Public Service Commission on docket 23-035-51, Kennecott Utah Copper and Rocky Mountain Power asked the commission to approve a stipulated settlement and a new Energy Service Agreement, or ESA, that the parties said would take effect Jan. 1, 2026, and run through 2032.

Kennecott Utah Copper’s manager of energy strategy, Steven C. Sands, told the commission the companies negotiated the ESA to provide long-term certainty and to ensure Kennecott “pays its full cost of service.” He asked the commission to approve the stipulation and the new ESA, saying approval “will resolve all current disputes between Kennecott and Rocky Mountain Power regarding the provision of electric service.”

The Utah Division of Public Utilities and the Office of Consumer Services reviewed the stipulation and the ESA and recommended approval. Annette Orton, a utility analyst for the division, said the division finds the ESA “just,…