Blanding's electric utility seeks state approval to serve customers outside city limits

Blanding's municipal electric utility would serve additional customers outside city limits under an amendment filed with the Utah Public Service Commission on Oct. 6, 2026. ^[1][2]

Rocky Mountain Power filed the application in docket 26-035-42. It asks the commission to approve an amendment to the company's agreement with the city for electric service to additional customers. The customers are within Rocky Mountain Power's certificated territory, outside the city's municipal boundary. ^[1]

What the filing says

The application says the additional customers are nearer to the city's distribution facilities than to the company's nearest facilities, and are not currently receiving electric service at the requested locations from either the company or the city. ^[1]

The amendment changes an agreement the commission approved in docket 14-035-83. ^[1]

The application says the city has authorized Rocky Mountain Power to represent to the commission that the city joins the request. It is filed by the company's assistant general counsel; the city's signature does not appear in the public copy. ^[1]

The public copy states no number of customers, construction cost or payment terms. The customer list in Exhibit A is redacted, and Exhibit B is a map. ^[1]

The deadline

The commission's notice, issued Oct. 6, sets comments due on or before Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. ^[2]

The notice says the request will be statutorily approved effective Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, unless a person the request affects submits a written request to the commission by 5 p.m. Oct. 23 for a public hearing or for more time to investigate. ^[2]