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Green Agenda Moves Forward in Utah, Coal Plants Prepare to Close

Green Agenda Moves Forward in Utah, Coal Plants Prepare to Close
Coal falls off a conveyer belt as it's off loaded from trucks from local coal mines at the Savage Energy Terminal on Aug. 26, 2016, in Price, Utah. (George Frey/Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
5/6/2022|Updated: 5/6/2022

Within the arid landscape of Delta, Utah, the state’s largest coal-fired power plant is winding down toward retirement. The Intermountain Power Agency is moving forward with plans to transition the facility into a natural gas-green hydrogen plant by 2025.

Utah has 22 coal units, 14 of which are scheduled for closure by 2030. From those existing resources, five coal-fired plants currently produce power.

Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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