Company outlines multi-year capacity projects to serve growth and data centers
April 08, 2026 | Utah Public Service Commission, Utah Subcommittees, Commissions and Task Forces, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah
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Jason McGee, manager of IHP and high-pressure project execution, presented a multi-year plan of capacity projects the company expects to build through 2029 to serve residential growth, industrial parks and data centers.
Key 2026 items McGee listed included a first-time station for Ivins/Black Desert, AF14 (American Fork) where city zoning negotiations continue, Syracuse 2 permitting, a new station to support an industrial park on the west side of I-15 (PAC), and feeder-line reinforcement (feeder line 36) near the Old Bingham Highway data-center corridor. He said the data-center customer contributed to part of the upgrade costs and that the project is in a multi-phase completion process (about $1.75$2 million remaining of an estimated $9 million total program cost).
On 2027 2029 planning, McGee described replacements and expansions including station 1604 (Mil Creek/Taylorsville/West Valley), Saratoga (Kern River gate) expansion, Rockport gate work with Williams for takeaway capacity and multiple southern-expansion phases to support growth into St. George and Eagle Mountain.
McGee said some projects are driven by third-party needs (e.g., a county peaker plant tying into the system at Morgan) and by city permitting and property acquisition timelines (for example, relocation and replacement of SL114 near the University of Utah requires coordination). He characterized some feeder-line replacement as aging infrastructure modernization and noted the company will present more detailed IHP/system-modernization discussions at a May technical conference.
Why it matters: the program shows where capital will be allocated for capacity to serve growth and data centers and indicates upcoming right-of-way, permitting and rate-case considerations. Commissioners and staff asked about cost allocation for data-center-driven upgrades and confirmed those discussions had confidential contract elements that the company has handled with regulatory staff.
The company said more detailed reports will be provided in the IRP and in upcoming engineering briefings.
Key 2026 items McGee listed included a first-time station for Ivins/Black Desert, AF14 (American Fork) where city zoning negotiations continue, Syracuse 2 permitting, a new station to support an industrial park on the west side of I-15 (PAC), and feeder-line reinforcement (feeder line 36) near the Old Bingham Highway data-center corridor. He said the data-center customer contributed to part of the upgrade costs and that the project is in a multi-phase completion process (about $1.75$2 million remaining of an estimated $9 million total program cost).
On 2027 2029 planning, McGee described replacements and expansions including station 1604 (Mil Creek/Taylorsville/West Valley), Saratoga (Kern River gate) expansion, Rockport gate work with Williams for takeaway capacity and multiple southern-expansion phases to support growth into St. George and Eagle Mountain.
McGee said some projects are driven by third-party needs (e.g., a county peaker plant tying into the system at Morgan) and by city permitting and property acquisition timelines (for example, relocation and replacement of SL114 near the University of Utah requires coordination). He characterized some feeder-line replacement as aging infrastructure modernization and noted the company will present more detailed IHP/system-modernization discussions at a May technical conference.
Why it matters: the program shows where capital will be allocated for capacity to serve growth and data centers and indicates upcoming right-of-way, permitting and rate-case considerations. Commissioners and staff asked about cost allocation for data-center-driven upgrades and confirmed those discussions had confidential contract elements that the company has handled with regulatory staff.
The company said more detailed reports will be provided in the IRP and in upcoming engineering briefings.
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