Energy

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the microreactor being developed by Antares Nuclear Inc. at the Idaho National Lab reached “criticality,” meaning it achieved a self-sustaining chain reaction.

Coal mines in New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming could go to revived coal plants and be exported through a new port in California.

Gov. Spencer Cox called geothermal power the answer to not only people’s questions about the Box Elder Stratos data center, “but these types of projects all across the country.”

“We will ensure that the development is done responsibly and in a manner that protects the best interest of the Box Elder County and its residents,” the county commission said in a statement.

Utah installed more solar power in 2025 than in any year of the past decade. The Trump administration’s actions to slow down renewable energy projects threaten 40% of the state’s planned solar projects.

Lake Powell is at just 23% capacity and approaching the point where water won't be able to flow into its hydroelectric turbines without air causing damage.

The billboards are part of an education campaign under Gov. Spencer Cox’s Operation Gigawatt. There is science behind the claim, but critics think it’s unfair.

June 2 is the deadline for communities to officially enroll in Utah Renewable Communities. Participating customers will pay $4 a month toward new clean energy sources in the West.

Last year, Utah was the first state to pass a law allowing small-scale plug-in solar at home. Now, similar bills have popped up in more than 25 other states.

The Trump administration has a growing appetite to build domestic nuclear power and the industry that supports it. That dovetails with Utah's own interest in developing an in-state full-stop nuclear economy.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted the permit to Bill Gates-backed TerraPower to build a sodium-cooled nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, about 130 miles northeast of Salt Lake City.

Sen. Derrin Owens wants to help the rural districts he represents. He hopes getting them a piece of Utah’s nuclear pie could boost their declining economies.