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Rocky Mountain Power wants you to pay 30% more in next 18 months

Historic rate request would cost most Utahns hundreds of dollars annually, denting Utah’s lofty reputation for low-cost energy.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | June 30, 2024, 6:19 p.m.

A huge new Utah solar farm could power half a million homes. It will fuel Facebook and Instagram instead.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta will draw electricity from 1.3 million solar panels in a remote corner of Utah County.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | December 21, 2023, 4:39 p.m.

A mine in Utah may be a key to making more lithium car batteries in the U.S.

China dominates the graphite market, but nanosilicon does the job better.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | November 24, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

How an odd feature below this Utah county could become the largest battery in the world

To reimagine and reinvent a 40-year-old power plant, IPP Renewed found a solution right under its feet.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | November 9, 2023, 6:32 p.m.

How a new power line will connect Utah and Nevada to expand clean energy potential

Ely-to-Mona line will bring millions in economic stimulus and increase energy options both inside and outside the state.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | October 31, 2023, 8:31 p.m.

Utah’s bid with other states for federal hydrogen hub comes up short

Clean-energy hub could have brought millions to the state, but DOE chose seven others.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | October 15, 2023, 7:06 p.m.

In Utah’s construction boom, solar jobs are leading out

One study puts Utah’s per capita solar workforce at No. 2 among states.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | October 10, 2023, 4:00 p.m.

Utah company to build a lithium battery ‘giga-factory’ in Arizona

American Battery Factory backers include a power washer maker converting to electric.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | August 25, 2023, 11:59 a.m.

Ogden has paid $70K for a clean energy program with other Utah communities. But a leadership shakeup may keep it from participating.

Mayor says no decision has been made, and wonders if utilities aren’t moving fast enough by themselves.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | July 28, 2023, 6:44 p.m.

One big battery: Thousands of homes joined in a ‘virtual power plant’

Rocky Mountain Power program gives rebates to customers who let the utility use their home-battery systems when needed.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | July 24, 2023, 12:01 p.m.

Utah’s first steps to ‘clean’ hydrogen will rely on not-so-clean greenhouse gas

Projects in “hub” proposal include making hydrogen from methane and mixing hydrogen with methane.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | July 20, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Utah geothermal project hits a milestone, pumping water through deep granite

Utah FORGE scientists connect two deep wells that could one day generate a continuous flow of hot water to produce power.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | July 7, 2023, 2:40 p.m.

The West’s electric grid is stretched, and extreme events could knock the lights out

Experts see enough power for a normal summer this year, but it’s getting harder to bet on normal.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | June 29, 2023, 1:37 p.m.

Storing power in a spinning wheel? Utah startup sells flywheels as a battery alternative.

It’s a pricey system, but the startup’s founder says it lasts longer and handles the cold better than lithium batteries.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | June 9, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

Should this rural Utah county be managing a nuclear research lab?

Two Emery commissioners want out of running San Rafael Energy Research Center amid finance concerns and ‘drama and friction.’

By Tim Fitzpatrick | June 2, 2023, 2:51 p.m.

Rocky Mountain Power to roll out 20 fast-charging stations for Utah EVs

The sites are not set yet, but they’re coming next year.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | May 17, 2023, 3:53 p.m.

Is turning forest waste into black char a green solution?

‘Biochar,’ promoted at a Tooele event, has proponents, but the process has yet to catch on.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | April 20, 2023, 12:00 p.m.

The EPA wants to get more aggressive on EVs, but will Utahns start buying more?

Biden Administration’s new targets bring hope and skepticism about what is possible in the next decade.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | April 14, 2023, 3:28 p.m.

Thinking of replacing your furnace? Come to heat pump camp.

Tribune and Rocky Mountain Power host forum April 19 at Utah Valley University.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | April 12, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

What’s a mini split? Here’s a brief glossary of heat pump terms.

With different technology comes different terminology.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | April 12, 2023, 12:17 p.m.

Fueled by incentives, heat pumps are gaining ground in Utah

They outsold gas furnaces in the U.S. last year as the cost becomes comparable.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | April 12, 2023, 5:43 p.m.

End of Utah coal power in sight as Rocky Mountain Power moves to renewables and nuclear

Utility plans to reduce role of Emery County coal plants to comply with federal ozone law before closing them completely by 2032.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | Brian Maffly | Bryan Schott | April 4, 2023, 2:07 p.m.

Utah’s first large-scale mass-timber building signals new trend in sustainable construction

Climate concerns about steel and concrete are driving builders back to lumber.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | Tony Semerad | March 23, 2023, 2:44 p.m.

Delta embraces “sustainable aviation fuel” in its net-zero pursuit

Utah’s largest air carrier aims to replace fossil-based jet fuel, but there isn’t nearly enough at this point.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | March 11, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

Utah adding electric cars quickly, but they’re still few and far between

For the first time, people added more electric than diesel vehicles last year.

By Tim Fitzpatrick | March 10, 2023, 3:46 p.m.