Utah Renewable Communities

Building the Program: The URC Program Application Approval Process

The Public Service Commission Hearing Room during the URC Public Witness Hearing on December 16, 2025 Since its formation, URC has been working with Rocky Mountain Power to develop the URC Program Application: a collection of documents that describe how the Program will work, including how much it will cost, when it will launch, who will be eligible, and more. As required by the Community Clean Energy Act, the Program Application must be approved by the Utah Public Service Co

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Your Guide to the Dec 16 URC Public Witness Hearing

Heber M. Wells Building, 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah Mark Your Calendars! On Tuesday, December 16th , 2025 the Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold two important hearings on the URC Program in Room 403 of the Heber M. Wells Building (160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City): 1. A Technical Hearing (9am - 6pm) where intervening parties - those who have officially testified in the program application docket - will present final testimony to make their case o

Dec 11, 20253 min read

Up Next: Public Service Commission Hearings on the URC Program Application

Heber M. Wells Building, 160 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah Source: Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management website Exciting things are happening! In early 2025, Rocky Mountain Power submitted the full URC Program Application to the Public Service Commission for review. Since then, URC, Rocky Mountain Power, and several other parties have been filing testimony, each highlighting their preferences on certain program elements. Application materials and t

Nov 21, 20252 min read

URC Closes the Call for Clean Energy Resources & the Response Was Outstanding!

On May 22nd, 2025 Utah Renewable Communities opened our request for proposals (RFP) to market , inviting developers who want to to build new clean energy projects for the URC Program to submit bids. The RFP closed on July 10th. You may recall that Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) itself has not run a solicitation for clean energy since 2020, so we hoped there was pent-up supply to support Utah Renewable Communities. We also hoped that giving developers seven weeks to submit a prop

Aug 19, 20252 min read