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Down to the Wire: Electrification and the Clean Power Transition

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A panel at the University of Utah will discuss Utah's switch to clean electric energy.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A panel at the University of Utah will discuss Utah's switch to clean electric energy.

 | Aug. 2, 2022, 9:56 p.m.
| Updated: 11:29 p.m.

The Salt Lake Tribune, Rocky Mountain Power and the University of Utah held a community conversation to learn more about electrification, Utah’s transition to clean energy and the energy changes that are still to come.

Participants included Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, an enthusiastic supporter of electrification; James Campbell, director of innovation and sustainability at PacifiCorp/Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company; and Samuel Jensen Augustine, director of infrastructure, capital improvements and sustainability at the U. Tribune renewable energy reporter Tim Fitzpatrick moderated the discussion.

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