This bill establishes a new section in Wyoming law, W.S. 37-3-120, which outlines the procedures for providing electric service to extremely large electrical loads, defined as new electric loads of seventy-five megawatts or more. It introduces terms such as "large load customer," "large load facilities," and "large load service contract," and mandates that service initiation for these loads must be governed by specific contracts approved by the public service commission. The bill stipulates that electric utilities must negotiate large load construction contracts on a case-by-case basis and that the commission will review and approve large load service contracts to ensure they do not impose additional costs on existing customers or jeopardize the reliability of the utility's power system.

Additionally, the bill amends W.S. 37-3-102 to allow for exceptions to the prescribed rates charged by public utilities, specifically for contracts approved under the new section for extremely large electrical loads. The provisions of the new section will apply to requests for service made on or after July 1, 2025, and the public service commission is tasked with adopting necessary rules for implementation by that date. The act will take effect immediately, except for Sections 1 and 2, which will become effective on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
25LSO-0315 v0.3: 37-3-102