AGENCY: Department of Commerce. Division of Public Utilities
SERIES: 29709
TITLE: Energy utility company research records
DATES: 1969-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by year, thereunder alphabetical by company.
DESCRIPTION: The Division of Public Utilities makes recommendations to the Utah Public Service Commission for rate-making purposes, applications, hearings and other issues affecting quality of service. The Division also handles and investigates consumer complaints and monitors utility operations to ensure compliance with Public Service Commission rules, regulations and orders. See Utah Code 54-4a-1 (1989).
Records may include affiliated interest reports, asset transfer agreements, audit reports, avoided cost updates, Blue Sky records, carbon reduction reports, certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) for energy establishments, competitive procurement records, contract disputes, customer service agreements, depreciation records, dividend declarations, demand-side management (DSM) and energy efficiency (EE) filings, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) forms (1, 10Q, 10K Formal Complaints), approvals of standardized forms and agreements, fossil fuel efficiency standard reports or heat rate improvement plans, fuel/coal inventory, hedging reports, Home Energy Lifeline Program (HELP) records, integrated resource plans (IRP), issue securities, lifeline reports, loan agreements, major events records, net metering and export credit records, pole attachment records, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) reports, qualifying facility energy purchases and sales by Rocky Mountain Power, quality of service reports, renewable balance account (RBA) records, renewable resource notices, requests for proposals (RFP), smart grid reports, solar incentives, Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan (STEP) Act annual reports, subscriber solar annual report, wind and transmission reporting requirements, and similar records.
RETENTION
Retain for 10 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 01/2019
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 9 years and then destroy.
Computer data files: Retain in Office for 10 years and then delete.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Fiscal
Records which are created and managed in association with these duties are organized by utility company, with all its applicable documents together. These records are created, retained, and used in the daily course of work, and have a standard retention value.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public