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Aimed at very large electricity consumers — such as data centers or industrial facilities drawing 100 megawatts or more — this bill adds new conditions to the contracts that govern how those customers connect to Utah's electric grid. Contracts must demonstrate that serving the large customer will have a net positive or neutral impact on grid reliability, costs to regular utility customers, and the environment, and must include "reciprocal benefit" provisions requiring the large customer to provide measurable services back to the grid, such as energy storage, demand flexibility, or emergency generation, proportionate to the infrastructure costs and reliability risks the customer creates. Large customers must also put up financial security before construction begins and file annual reports disclosing their estimated and actual electricity and water consumption to the Department of Natural Resources and to their local municipality or county. The Public Service Commission's review process is updated to require it to confirm these reciprocal-benefit and environmental-impact standards are met before approving a contract.