State officials push plan to keep Utah coal-fired power plant burning

The plan would require $5 billion program of upgrades, repurposing the plant to power proposed data centers.

(Rick Bowmer | AP) Cecil Crow walks through an electricity substation at Intermountain Power Plant on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Delta, Utah. In three years, the power lines will start being used to transport power generated with hydrogen to consumers in California and elsewhere.

State officials push plan to keep Utah coal-fired power plant burning

The plan would require $5 billion program of upgrades, repurposing the plant to power proposed data centers.

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