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Utah's Public Utilities Commission oversees the electric utilities that serve Utah customers, but the regional organizations that actually coordinate electricity transmission and wholesale power markets across the western U.S. operate largely at a federal level. This bill requires the Commission to actively participate — through committees, technical forums, and governance processes — in any regional transmission organization or independent system operator (large federally recognized bodies that manage electricity flow across state lines) where Utah utilities are members. The bill also requires the Commission to collect detailed market and reliability data from those organizations, allows it to hire independent experts to review cost calculations affecting Utah facilities, and mandates an annual report to the Legislature on whether Utah customers are paying unfair costs or whether Utah's participation in these regional systems is helping or hurting them. If the Commission is ever denied access to data or processes that other states' regulators can access, it must notify the Legislature within 30 days.