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Top Utah lawmaker on clean energy: We’re betting on coal — for now

House Speaker Mike Schultz says other Western states are gambling on clean energy, and Utah shouldn’t go along.

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune) House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, speaks at a news conference at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Schultz said legislators will change regulations to assert more control over Rocky Mountain Power.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, speaks at a news conference at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Schultz said legislators will change regulations to assert more control over Rocky Mountain Power.