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A new Sierra Club report touts the economic benefits of a more aggressive transition to clean energy like wind and solar. Utah leaders, however, are focused on their “all of the above” approach that still holds on to coal.

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.

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.

HERRIMAN — When Aurora and Seth McCausland went looking for a new apartment for their growing family, they wanted a place with the trappings of modern…

A slight drop in your power bill begins next month following approval of Rocky Mountain Power’s request from the Public Service Commission.The…