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SF0193 • 2025

Electric utility service agreements-large loads.

AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring electric utilities to enter into a service agreement with certain customers as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Senator Case
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details on how utilities will handle agreements before July 1, 2025.

Electric Utility Service Agreements for Large Customers

The bill requires electric utilities to enter into service agreements with customers who have a projected usage of more than 100 megawatts, starting July 1, 2025.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires electric utilities to make service agreements with large customers if their new or additional service needs are over 100 megawatts of electricity, starting July 1, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Electric utilities in Wyoming
  • Customers with projected electric usage greater than 100 megawatts

Terms To Know

Service agreement
A contract between an electric utility and a customer that outlines the terms of electricity service.
Megawatt
A unit used to measure large amounts of electrical power, equal to one million watts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens for customers with projected usage between 5 and 100 megawatts.
  • It is unclear how the utilities will handle agreements before July 1, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 Senate

    S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2025-02-10 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2025-01-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  4. 2025-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2025-01-27 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0744
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0744
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0193

Electric utility service agreements-large loads.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring electric utilities to enter into a service agreement with certain customers as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 37
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116(a)(intro), (d)(i) and by creating a new subsection (e) is amended to read:

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116.

Electric utility service agreements.

(a)

An electric utility may
, subject to subsection (e) of this section,
enter into a service agreement as specified in subsection (d) of this section, provided that the terms and conditions of the agreement:

(d)

This section shall only apply to service agreements:

(i)

Between an electric utility and a customer with projected electric usage greater than five (5) megawatts
. Subsection (e) of this section shall apply to a customer with projected electric usage greater than one hundred (100) megawatts
;

(e)

An electric utility shall enter into a service agreement under subsection (a) of this section if:

(i)

A customer request for a new service on or after July 1, 2025 has a projected electric usage greater than one hundred (100) megawatts;

(ii)

An existing customer request for additional service on or after July 1, 2025 has a projected incremental electric usage greater than one hundred (100) megawatts.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2025
.

(END)

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