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Utah PSC hearing: Pacificorp seeks 2026 extensions for Kennecott power purchase agreements
Summary
Pacificorp (Rocky Mountain Power) asked the Utah Public Service Commission to approve sixth amendments extending qualifying facility power purchase agreements with Kennecott Utah Copper LLC for its refinery (7.54 MW) and smelter (31.8 MW) through Dec. 31, 2026; the Division of Public Utilities recommended approval.
At a Utah Public Service Commission hearing, Rocky Mountain Power, represented by counsel Catherine Smith, presented Pacificorp witness Ivaris Meldraj to request commission approval of sixth amendments to power purchase agreements with Kennecott Utah Copper LLC for the company’s refinery and smelter.
Meldraj said the refinery agreement provides for sale of up to 7.54 megawatts from a waste-heat-fired cogeneration facility near Magna, Utah, and that the proposed amendment (docket 25-035-56) would extend the agreement’s term for 12 months, from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2026. Concerning the smelter, Meldraj said the original agreement provides for sale of up to 31.8 megawatts from Kennecott’s waste-heat-fired…
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