54-7-13.7. Energy rebate program -- Requirement -- Reporting to Office of Energy Development.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section:

(a)"Energy rebate program" means a program operated by a large-scale public utility that provides financial rebates or incentives to customers for measures that reduce energy consumption or improve the efficiency of energy consumption.

(b)"Large-scale public utility" means a public utility that:

(i)provides retail electric service to more than 200,000 retail customers in the state; or

(ii)provides retail natural gas service to more than 200,000 retail customers in the state.

(c)"Office" means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 79-6-401 .

(2)On or before September 1, 2026, and annually thereafter on or before September 1, a large-scale public utility that operates an energy rebate program shall submit a report to the office describing the energy rebate program operated by the large-scale public utility during the previous calendar year.

(3)The report required by Subsection (2 ) shall include:

(a)a description of each energy rebate program offered by the large-scale public utility;

(b)for each energy rebate program:

(i)the types of rebates and incentives offered, including financial amounts and eligibility criteria;

(ii)customer participation during the program year, including the number of participants in each of the following customer categories:

(A)residential customers;

(B)commercial customers;

(C)industrial customers;

(D)irrigation customers; and

(E)any other customer class as determined by the large-scale public utility;

(iii)the total amount of rebates and incentives issued;

(iv)energy savings achieved through the program;

(v)cost-effectiveness metrics for the program; and

(vi)administrative costs incurred; and

(c)how each energy rebate program aligns with the state energy policy described in Section 79-6-301 .

Enacted by Chapter 387 , 2026 General Session