Rocky Mountain Power, also known as PacifiCorp, has made significant revisions to its long-term energy plan, reversing its previous decision to retire its coal plants early. The utility company had initially planned to replace these coal plants with nuclear energy and increase its investment in clean energy sources over the next decade. However, recent updates indicate a rollback in renewable energy initiatives and a recommitment to coal, particularly in Utah. The company had announced last spring its intention to retire its last two coal-fired plants in Utah by 2032, but it now plans to extend their operation for a decade longer. This shift represents a substantial departure from the plan submitted to the Public Service Commission last year, with impactful, Utah-specific changes.
PacifiCorp released an update to its 20-year plan for energy resource investments, making a significant departure from what was submitted last year to the Public Service Commission. | By @Amyjoi16 https://t.co/z8UoROhslX
Read what @UtahCleanEnergy @RepJohnCurtis & @Utah_Mining has to say about an update from @PacifiCorp to its energy resource plan. https://t.co/PwxxHsCX1r
Last spring, Rocky Mountain Power announced that it planned to retire its last two coal-fired plants in Utah by 2032. But in an update this week, the state’s largest electricity producer now looks to burn coal for a decade longer. https://t.co/DUxsrydgae
Among the updates to Rocky Mountain Power's long-term plans released Monday were some impactful, Utah-specific changes related to the rollback of renewable energy initiatives and recommitment to coal. Link: https://t.co/mvchJFoK9x
Rocky Mountain Power revises energy plan, keeping coal plants alive a little longer https://t.co/ENxE61DchD
Rocky Mountain Power is abandoning plans to retire its coal plants early, cancelling its plan to replace those coal plants with nuclear and significantly reducing its commitment to buy new clean energy sources in the next decade. https://t.co/ViZN2Erj5i