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State lawmakers are pushing for Rocky Mountain Power to split away from its parent company, PacifiCorp. A legislative resolution opens the door to a formal partnership between three of the states the power company serves.

In August, legislative leaders asked Rocky Mountain Power to explore what it would take to split from its parent company, Oregon-based PacifiCorp. They got an answer during an interim committee session on Nov. 20.

Utah’s energy production has transformed from 94% coal in 2000 to 46% today. Investments in natural gas and renewables have been responsible for that change.

Almost three years ago, an unlikely relationship formed between the declining coal town of Kemmerer and one of the richest people in the world: Bill Gates. That’s because his nuclear company, TerraPower, promised to pump life back into the town's economy with a “first of its kind” power plant.

Legislators cite growing energy needs, rise of AI power demands for Utah’s interest in entering the coal power market.

Researchers say this could be implemented in the next 10 years, but concentrations of those elements still need to be determined

With some of Utah’s coal-fired power plants set to close in the coming years, Republican legislators are looking at ways to give the state some breathing room.

Carbon County Democrats are running candidates in nearly every race this year.

For the first time in a hundred years, there are no active coal mines in carbon county

NuScale and Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems have called off their project to provide a new kind of nuclear power to many Utah communities.

With two coal-fired plants set to close by 2032, Rocky Mountain Power says it will help retrain employees.

The closure of the San Juan Generating Station follows years of legal battles by environmentalists and mounting regulatory pressures aimed at curbing pollution and climate change.