Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB413: Surplus Interconnection Service Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill makes changes to the Energy Resource Procurement Act.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
0 Surplus Interconnection Service Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Christine F. Watkins Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill makes changes to the Energy Resource Procurement Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - requires an affected electrical utility to analyze surplus interconnection service opportunities in integrated resource plan filings; - allows an affected electrical utility to solicit information from non-utility owned facilities regarding surplus interconnection service; - requires an affected electrical utility to consider surplus interconnection service in the action plan; - requires the commission to encourage inclusion of surplus interconnection service in integrated resource plans; and - provides that an affected electrical utility may recover approved costs for surplus interconnection service projects. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 54-17-1201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 54-17-1201 is enacted to read: 12. Surplus Interconnection Service 54-17-1201 . Surplus interconnection service -- Analysis and plan -- Cost recovery. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Generator" means a facility that holds a large generator interconnection agreement. (b) "Interconnection service" means the service provided by a transmission provider associated with interconnecting a generator to the transmission system and enabling the transmission system to …
Sponsors
- Watkins, Christine F. (R, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0413
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0413
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- House Comm - Held (February 12, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Service Commission, Public Utilities and Technology, Energy, Public Utilities, Investor-owned Utilities, Electricity
Common questions
- What is HB413?
- HB413 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Surplus Interconnection Service Amendments.
- What does HB413 do?
- This bill makes changes to the Energy Resource Procurement Act.
- What is the status of HB413?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB413?
- Watkins, Christine F. (R, 67).
- Where is the official record for HB413?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0413.html
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