Exciting news! On March 4, 2026, the Utah Community Clean Energy Program was approved by the Public Service Commission. Learn more about the approval.
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Exciting news! On March 4, 2026, the Utah Community Clean Energy Program was approved by the Public Service Commission.
Frequently Asked Questions
Net-100% renewable electricity means matching the program’s electricity consumption with renewable generation connected to Rocky Mountain Power’s system on an annual basis.
Customers who participate in the Community Clean Energy Program will still be connected to the Rocky Mountain Power system and will enjoy the same reliability standards as “standard offer” Rocky Mountain Power customers.
Residential Rocky Mountain Power customers in participating communities will pay a fixed rate of $4 per month to participate in the Program. Residents enrolled in Rocky Mountain Power’s Home Energy Lifeline Program (HELP) will participate for free. Rates may adjust annually, and clear information will be shared here and on customer bills.
Businesses and other non-residential customers will pay a monthly rate based on their electricity usage. The approved rate for non-residential customers is $0.00609 per kWh plus a low-income surcharge of $0.12 per month. A business could estimate what this translates to by finding a past bill, taking the total kWh multiplied by 0.00609 and adding $0.12 to see what the addition would be as part of the program.
The Program will seek to acquire renewable resources gradually – with one or two projects to start. As the number of eligible customers ultimately participating in the program is confirmed, additional renewable resources will be developed to meet the communities’ clean energy goals. By law, the program rate may be adjusted periodically (no more than once per year.)
If, after all the resources are built, there is a major drop in participation, the URC Agency will seek to stabilize rates using an envisioned financial backstop reserve fund and other mechanisms.
The Basics: How does this affect me and my family?
The Utah Community Clean Energy Program is designed to drive large-scale renewable energy development that is accessible to nearly all Rocky Mountain Power customers.
Unlike Blue Sky (which is a certificate-based program), this Program will deliver electricity to the Rocky Mountain Power system.
Unlike a lot of rooftop solar arrangements, this Program will not require a large upfront investment or customer financing.
And unlike Subscriber Solar, this Program will not be capped at 20 Megawatts and can scale up to match customer interest.
It depends on which rate schedule they're on. Rocky Mountain Power customers with rooftop solar that are on Rate Schedule 135, Net Metering Service, will not be allowed to participate in the Program. Such customers may remove themselves from schedule 135 to participate in the Program, however, it may not be financially favorable to them. Customers on other rooftop solar rate schedules, Schedule 136 and Schedule 137, will be automatically enrolled like all other customers.
Today, only extremely large electricity customers like universities, major companies, or municipal governments qualify to procure utility-scale renewable energy sources through special rate tariffs like Schedule 32 and Schedule 34. The Community Clean Energy Program seeks to extend a similar utility-scale renewable energy procurement option to all customers, large and small, within a participating community. The URC Agency will request proposals for new renewable resources, evaluate potential rate impacts, and vote on whether to acquire renewable energy resources. It began its first solicitation in 2025.