Utahns love energy efficiency and are buying electric cars at a faster rate than Californians, new report says

Improvements have ranked the state among the nation’s most energy-conscious, report says — but business leaders worry about cuts to Rocky Mountain Power energy-savings programs.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) One of four electric vehicle charing stations installed in January at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. A recent report finds Utah among the most improved states in the country for energy efficiency for 2017, based on its reduced consumption of electricity and natural gas — and high per-capita rate of purchases of electrical vehicles.

Utahns love energy efficiency and are buying electric cars at a faster rate than Californians, new report says

Improvements have ranked the state among the nation’s most energy-conscious, report says — but business leaders worry about cuts to Rocky Mountain Power energy-savings programs.

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