Utilities-point of consumption and allocation agreements.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the process of resolving disputes over service territory boundaries or the consequences if the bill fails in committee.

Utilities-point of consumption and allocation agreements

The bill requires customer allocation agreements for utility service to a customer in another public utility's territory and allows the affected utility to sue for damages if this rule is violated.

What This Bill Does

• Requires electricity sellers to get a customer allocation agreement before selling power to someone in another utility’s area.
• Allows the affected utility to sue if this rule is broken and recover lost income plus legal costs.

Who It Names or Affects

• Electricity providers who want to sell power in another utility's area.
• Utilities whose service territories are affected by out-of-area sales.

Terms To Know

Customer Allocation Agreement

A legal agreement between an electricity customer, the seller of electricity, and another utility when selling power in that utility's territory.

Certificated Service Territory

The specific area where a public utility is officially allowed to provide services by law.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if the bill does not pass or fails in committee.
• Effective date of July 1, 2025, may change depending on legislative actions.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0648
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0648
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0184

Utilities-point of consumption and allocation agreements.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Williams, Davis, Erickson, Haroldson, Lawley and Neiman and Senator(s) Barlow, Cooper, Driskill, Gierau and Steinmetz

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring customer allocation agreements for utility service to a customer in the certificated territory of another utility; authorizing a civil action and recovery for violations; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 37
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Certificate of convenience and necessity; hearings.

(k)

No person or entity shall sell electricity for use by a customer in another public utility's certificated service territory, including by providing service to a point of delivery outside of the other public utility's certificated territory for consumption within the other public utility's certificated territory, without a customer allocation agreement between the customer, the seller of the electricity and the other public utility. Any violation of this subsection shall entitle the aggrieved public utility to recover in a civil action damages for lost income from the unlawful invasion of its certificated service territory, plus all reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by the aggrieved public utility in the civil action brought under this subsection.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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