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Utah Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Utah’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 1 utility and 1 state measure, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
Utilities
Utah utilities and their large-load rules.
Rocky Mountain Power (Utah)
UT · Non-RTO West · PacifiCorp (Berkshire Hathaway Energy)
ApprovedApr 2026Large-load service contracts under SB 132 and Utah rule R746-318
In Utah, Rocky Mountain Power serves loads of 100 MW or more by individual contract; the first one was approved in April 2026.
- Applies to: 100 MW+ within five years
- Each large load served by an individual contract approved by the Utah PSC
- Utility has 90 days to evaluate a request
- Customer may seek its own supply if the utility cannot serve without major investment
- Hyperscale loads typically take service at 46 kV or higher through a customer-owned substation
Sources: Public Service Commission of Utah, Order Approving Settlement, Docket No. 26-035-05 (2026); Latitude Media, Utah is taking a different approach to new data center load (2025); Public Service Commission of Utah, Notice, Dockets 25-R318-01 and 24-035-43 (2026)
State law and regulation
Utah laws and rulemakings.
enacted · 2026-01
Senate Bill 132 (2025) and PSC rule R746-318
Loads of 100 MW or more get individual contracts; if the utility cannot serve without major investment, the customer may seek its own supply.
Latitude Media (2025); Public Service Commission of Utah (2026)
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Utah
This tracker · Public, free
- A utility’s published rules for large new loads
- The same answer for every site in that utility’s territory
- What the terms are if power is available
- Compiled from filings anyone can read
A BlackForge report · Site-specific
- Whether a specific parcel can actually be served, and roughly when
- Substation headroom and the realistic connection path
- Gas, water, fiber, buildable land and zoning, checked together
- Built and refreshed for your load, your timeline and your parcels
Cite this tracker
BlackForge Data Centers. "Utah data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/utah
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