Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends large-scale electric utility regulations.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a “large-scale electric utility” to annually appropriate $10,000,000 to the sustainable transportation and energy plan for certain programs including, but not limited to the following (Secs. 2 & 7):
• The charging of electric vehicles;
• The research of clean coal technology; and 
• The generation of alternative energy resources.

• Defines a “large-scale electric utility” as a public utility that provides retail electric services to more than 200,000 retail customers in the state (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes a large-scale electric utility with an energy balancing account to recover 100% of the company’s prudently incurred costs, beginning June 1, 2016 (Sec. 6).

• Repeals the Utah solar incentive program on December 31, 2016 and prohibits a large-scale electrical utility from accepting new applications for the program’s incentives (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends large-scale electric utility regulations.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a “large-scale electric utility” to annually appropriate $10,000,000 to the sustainable transportation and energy plan for certain programs including, but not limited to the following (Secs. 2 & 7):
• The charging of electric vehicles;
• The research of clean coal technology; and 
• The generation of alternative energy resources.

• Defines a “large-scale electric utility” as a public utility that provides retail electric services to more than 200,000 retail customers in the state (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes a large-scale electric utility with an energy balancing account to recover 100% of the company’s prudently incurred costs, beginning June 1, 2016 (Sec. 6).

• Repeals the Utah solar incentive program on December 31, 2016 and prohibits a large-scale electrical utility from accepting new applications for the program’s incentives (Sec. 3).

Full Bill Text