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Senate advances energy oversight bill to require independent review of major utility projects
Summary
Senate Substitute Bill 26, a consensus energy-policy bill requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint independent evaluators for major utility projects, passed the Senate after sponsors described it as stakeholder-driven and designed to increase transparency in large procurement decisions.
The Utah Senate voted to advance Substitute Senate Bill 26 on Jan. 30, adopting a measure that creates a formal role for independent evaluation of large utility projects before the Public Service Commission (PSC) approves cost recovery in rates.
Senator Bill (sponsor) told colleagues the bill grew out of a multi-year energy policy task force and stakeholder negotiations, and he stressed that the bill is a consensus product involving utilities, consumer advocates, the PSC and energy users. He described the…
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