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SF0021

Electric Supply Cost Sharing for Public Utilities

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In one sentence

This law sets rules for how public utilities and their customers share costs when there are changes in electric supply prices between rate reviews, specifically if these changes are under the utility's control.

What it does

  • Requires the Public Service Commission to approve cost-tracking methods that help utilities recover changes in certain electric supply costs between rate cases.
  • Specifies that these tracking methods must include a way to share costs between the utility and its customers when those costs are under some control of the utility.

Who it affects

  • Public utilities
  • Customers of public utilities

Limits and unknowns

  • The law only applies when the Public Service Commission approves specific cost-tracking methods.
  • It does not specify how costs are shared, leaving that detail to be decided by the commission or utility.
  • The exact impact on customers and utilities depends on future decisions about how these mechanisms work.

Plain language

Terms to know

cost-tracking mechanism
A system used by a utility to track and recover changes in costs over time, specifically for electric supply costs.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0274 Bill No.: SF0021 Effective: 7/1/2024 LSO No.: 24LSO-0274 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0006 Chapter No.: 16 Prime Sponsor: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee Catch Title: Public utilities-net power cost sharing ratio. Has Report: No Subject: Public utilities–net power cost sharing ratio. Summary/Major Elements: This bill specifies that if the Public Service Commission approves any form of cost tracking mechanism for a public utility to recover changes in certain electric supply costs between rate cases, the mechanism shall provide for a sharing of those costs between the public utility and its customers. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 6, 4:23 AM

Couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

5 roll calls

H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-3-0-0-02024-02-29 · House59 yes 3 no
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02024-02-26 · House9 yes 0 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-02024-02-16 · Senate31 yes 0 no
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-02024-02-14 · Senate4 yes 1 no
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 31-0-0-0-02024-02-12 · Senate31 yes 0 no

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Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 16LSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0006 Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0006House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0006Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0006LSO
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-3-0-0-0House
  7. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  8. H COW:PassedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H07 - CorporationsHouse
  12. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Senate
  14. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  15. S COW:PassedSenate
  16. S Placed on General FileSenate
  17. S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0Senate
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 31-0-0-0-0Senate
  19. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  20. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

SF0021HS001

The amendment changes the spelling of a word in a bill about electric supply costs.

SF0021SS001

The amendment adds language to specify that electric supply cost sharing between a public utility and its customers applies when costs are under the utility's control.