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Summit County adopts Community Clean Energy ordinance; $4/month initial residential rate set by PSC
Summary
Following a long stakeholder process and Public Service Commission approval, Summit County adopted an ordinance to join the Community Clean Energy Program. The PSC set an initial residential program rate at $4/month (with low‑income HELP participants paying nothing) and established opt‑out and notice timelines ahead of a program launch in late 2026–early 2027.
After a multi‑year regional effort, the Summit County Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 1007 to join the Community Clean Energy Program approved by the Utah Public Service Commission. Emily Quinn (agency staff) walked the council through the PSC order and the mechanics: Rocky Mountain Power will bill participants as a new line item; the PSC accepted a flat residential initial rate of $4 per month and a commercial volumetric rate of roughly 0.0061 $/kWh, both including a surcharge to fund low‑income bill credits for customers enrolled in the HELP program.
Quinn underscored the customer protections in the order: customers will get two pre‑billing notices (first by mail) and then have four additional billing cycles (six months total from first notice) to opt out at no cost; low‑income HELP participants may enroll at no charge and will never pay a termination fee if they leave. The PSC deferred a detailed methodology for program resource valuation to a later filing, and agency negotiators will return to the commission on that item. Council members discussed community outreach, costs to government facilities (estimated at a modest monthly increase for nonresidential customers), and potential voluntary contributions to the agency’s early operating budget; they then approved the ordinance unanimously.
