The Huntington Power Plant in Emery County is shown in July 2022. Utah legislators passed bills to keep Huntington and other coal plants running longer despite their impact on climate change.
In other words, Rocky Mountain’s plant-closure dates were uncertain even before the Legislature passed its measures. Legislators were warned by ratepayer advocates that favoring the coal plants would likely lead to higher costs for Utahns, but it could be years before the true impact of that is known.
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