https://solarexaminer.com/tags/utah/Recent content in Utah on Solar ExaminerHugoen-usSolar ExaminerSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/utah-electricity-rate-changes-2026/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/utah-electricity-rate-changes-2026/<p>Utah did not have a rate change on October 1, 2026. Rocky Mountain Power&rsquo;s most recent change took effect on July 1 under a settlement that Utah regulators approved over the summer.</p> <p>This article covers Rocky Mountain Power, the state&rsquo;s main electric utility. It does not cover municipal utilities or cooperatives.</p> <h2 id="quick-summary">Quick Summary</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Item</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Residential impact</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Commission-ordered increase</td> <td>2025</td> <td>+4.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Settlement increase in general rates</td> <td>July 1, 2026</td> <td>+4.2%, about $3.44 a month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Energy charge decrease</td> <td>July 1, 2026</td> <td>−10.6%, about −$11 a month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Net effect for a typical home (our math)</td> <td>July 1, 2026</td> <td>About −$7.56 a month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New general rate filings</td> <td>Through 2028</td> <td>None, by agreement</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="how-utah-got-here">How Utah Got Here</h2> <ul> <li>Rocky Mountain Power first proposed a 30.5% increase, later reduced to 18.1%.</li> <li>In 2025 the Utah Public Service Commission ordered 4.7%, about a quarter of the reduced request.</li> <li>The dispute continued, and in July 2026 the parties announced a settlement adding 4.2%, or $93 million in general rates.</li> <li>Utah News Dispatch reported on August 7, 2026 that the settlement was approved.</li> </ul> <h2 id="why-bills-fell-anyway">Why Bills Fell Anyway</h2> <p>Two things changed on July 1:</p>