Utah

Why is it like this in Utah?

Utah has one of the largest electric-driving cost advantages in the West. Rocky Mountain Power's rate case, which opened with an 18–30% request, was cut to just 4.7% by the Utah PSC — preserving electricity rates around 11.8¢/kWh and keeping electric miles roughly half the per-mile cost of gasoline for a typical PHEV. Rocky Mountain Power filed a separate wildfire insurance surcharge (~4.5%) in late 2025, but Utah's track record of containing rate cases through strong regulatory oversight suggests the electric advantage will persist.

In the news · Utah

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  Utah commission chairman defends approval of Rocky Mountain Power 4.7% rate increase

  Deseret News · May 22, 2025

  After rejecting Rocky Mountain Power's initial 18–30% request, the Utah PSC approved a 4.7% increase — preserving most of Utah's strong electric cost advantage (~12¢/kWh), where a PHEV like the RAV4 Prime costs roughly half as much per mile to run on electricity as on gas.

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  Are electricity rates getting another hike in Utah?

  Deseret News · Dec 1, 2025

  Rocky Mountain Power filed another rate increase proposal in late 2025 — a wildfire insurance surcharge of ~4.5% — adding to the ongoing rate pressure on Utah's currently low electricity prices and the PHEV cost-per-mile advantage they support.

• Rocky Mountain Power's Rate Case: What You Need to Know

  Utah Clean Energy · Jan 1, 2025

  An accessible explainer on Rocky Mountain Power's rate case — from the initial 30% request to the final 4.7% approval — providing essential context for understanding why Utah currently has among the lowest residential electricity rates in the West.

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