Mining powerhouse Rio Tinto switches to renewable energy at Utah facility

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The business wants to cut its carbon footprint through purchase of renewable energy certificates.

is to purchase renewable energy certificates for its Kennecott Utah Copper facility and will also shut its coal power plant.

The Kennecott site's electricity needs will be met by 1.5 million megawatt hours of renewable energy certificates. These certificates are to be supplied by Rocky Mountain Power, which will source them from a portfolio that includes wind power generated in Wyoming. In a statement Wednesday, Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques said that the move to renewables would "significantly reduce emissions associated with our operations in Kennecott and allow us to offer customers copper, gold and silver with a reduced carbon footprint."

 

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