Utilities Overview | Electric Power | Telecommunications | Natural Gas | Public Water

Utah's providers of electric power and natural gas include Utah Power (a division of PacifiCorp) Mountain Fuel Supply Company (a subsidiary of Questar Corporation), Deseret Generation and Transmission, Intermountain Power Agency and several rural electric cooperatives and municipal utility systems.

The Public Service Commission regulates electric power and natural gas rates of investor-owned utilities. This regulatory body is comprised of a chairman and two commissioners appointed by the governor for six-year terms. Municipal power companies are regulated by local power boards. Most of Utah's water users are served by approved municipal water systems governed by water boards of the respective municipalities.

Public Utility Highlights

• Utah's electric power and natural gas rates are among the nation's lowest

• Utah enjoys state-of-the-art telecommunications systems including an extensive fiber optic backbone

• High-quality, low cost groundwater is readily available statewide