Press Release Fact Sheet

October 28, 2026
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This fact sheet was developed to accompany the October 28, 2026 press release – Powering the Future: Utah Renewable Communities Launch Community Clean Energy Program.

Solar panel, battery, and wind turbine representing renewable energy sources

The Utah Community Clean Energy Program is a partnership between Utah Renewable Communities and Rocky Mountain Power, created to give customers in participating communities the option to support the development of renewable electricity sources for Utah’s energy grid.

The 16 Utah Renewable Communities participating in the Community Clean Energy Program include: Alta, Castle Valley, Francis, Emigration Canyon, Holladay, Midvale, Millcreek, Moab, Oakley, Ogden, Park City, Salt Lake City, Springdale, and unincorporated areas within Grand, Salt Lake and Summit counties.

The CCEP began through first-of-its-kind legislation, the Community Renewable Energy Act, passed in 2019; was approved by the Utah Public Service Commission; and is now a reality, providing a way for participating communities to help support the development of new renewable energy resources. These new clean energy sources will supplement the current electricity provided from the grid with added benefits of reducing fossil fuel dependence and improving air quality.

Key Benefits

  • Environment: Supports healthier families, communities, and the environment by reducing pollution and keeping the air cleaner for the benefit of current and future generations.

  • Reliability & Economy: Helps meet Utah communities’ fast-growing energy demand, brings new energy online quickly, benefits the economy, and strengthens long-term energy reliability.

  • Transparency: The program provides full transparency, clearly showing customers how their dollars are directly invested in the program and new clean energy generation.

Notification, Enrollment, and Opt-Out Terms and Fees

  • Notification: Rocky Mountain Power will notify eligible customers in the 16 participating communities of their program eligibility and their option to exit the program.
    • Rocky Mountain Power will begin notifying existing eligible customers starting the week of November 2, 2026, and these customers will receive two notices over a 60-day noticing period ending December 31, 2026.
    • Customers who move or are annexed into a participating Rocky Mountain Power community after November 2, 2026, will become newly eligible customers and will receive two notices over a 60-day noticing period beginning on the date they initiate service in the community.

  • Enrollment: All eligible customers who do not opt out of the program within the 60-day noticing period will be enrolled in the program and charged the applicable program rate thereafter unless or until they choose to opt out.

  • Opting Out: Customers can opt out of the program at any time. There are no exit fees to opt out of the CCEP anytime between November 2, 2026, and May 1, 2027, for existing eligible customers.
    • Residential customers, after May 1, 2027, will pay a $30 termination fee to exit the program. Income qualifying households enrolled in the Home Electric Lifeline Program (HELP) will never pay a termination fee to opt-out.
    • Non-residential customers, after May 1, 2027, will pay a termination fee based on their electricity use.
    • Newly eligible customers that set up electric service with Rocky Mountain Power in a participating community anytime on or after March 2, 2027, will pay the applicable termination fee (residential or non-residential) for exiting the program after 60 days of initiating service in the community.
    • Exit fees are used to stabilize program participation and ensure CCEP is acquiring the right amount of new clean energy.

CCEP Rates

Residential and non-residential customers that do not choose to opt-out before January 1, 2027, will see CCEP charges on their power bill beginning in January 2027.

  • Residential Customers: A fixed initial rate of $4.00 per month (inclusive of a $0.10 per month low-income credit surcharge) will be billed beginning January 2027.

  • Non-Residential Customers: A volumetric rate of $0.00609 per kWh plus a $0.12 per month low-income surcharge will be applied to bills beginning January 2027.

  • Low Income Customers: Residents enrolled in Rocky Mountain Power’s HELP program will see a $4.00 monthly rate matched by a $4.00 bill credit, enabling them to participate for free.

Utility-Scale Energy Resources

  • The CCEP will bring online new utility-scale solar, wind, and/or geothermal projects that will be connected to the Rocky Mountain Power grid. To access this future electricity, there will be no requirement for customers to have rooftop solar panels or any other type of infrastructure on their property.

CCEP Timeline

  • November- December 2026: Rocky Mountain Power mails and emails the first official notice about the CCEP enrollment to customers in participating communities. Customers who don’t want to participate can opt out.
    • Large customers with electric demand of 1 MW or greater at a single meter will receive an in-person or virtual visit from a company representative.

  • January 2027: The Utah Community Clean Energy Program officially begins. Participants that choose to stay enrolled will see CCEP charges on their Rocky Mountain Power bill.

  • May 2027: Exit fees go into effect.

  • 2028 to 2030: The first resource is anticipated to be completed and connected to the grid. Eligible projects include solar, wind, or geothermal – per the URC’s recent Request for Proposals. Additional resources will be developed over time to meet the net-100% goals of participating communities and their enrolled customers.
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