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S.B. 282: Electrical Grid Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill amends provisions related to large-scale electric service requirements.

  • Defines terms
  • Requires large load contracts to demonstrate net positive or neutral impacts on electric system reliability and retail customer costs
  • Requires large load contracts to include reciprocal benefit provisions under which large load customers provide measurable benefits to the electric grid or retail customers
  • Requires large load customers to provide financial security before construction commences
  • Requires large load customers to submit annual resource use reports
  • Modifies commission review requirements for large load contracts
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Business · Electricity · Energy · Public Utilities · Environment · Public Utilities and Technology · Contracts and Obligations · Public Service Commission · Investor-owned Utilities · Local Government Infrastructure and Utilities · Water

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeTransportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend FailedTransportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  4. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesTransportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  5. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on S.B. 282, dated February 13, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Public Utility Restricted Account (GFR) Enactment of this legislation could cost the Department of Commerce $179,900 ongoing from the Public Utility Restricted Account beginning in FY 2027 to implement and oversee the new requirements.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Nate Blouin

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.