(Salt Lake City, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power wants to increase its rates by some 30 percent over the next two years. State lawmakers told the public utility provider in a meeting yesterday that it needs to first make major organizational changes or have its shareholders take up a portion […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power wants customers to know why it is proposing an electricity rate increase of 30 percent over the next two years. RMP says the cost of fuel for its power plants has increased and the rates to purchase wholesale power have also gone […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A newly proposed state bill may result in your energy costs going up. HB-1-9-1 would require Rocky Mountain Power to replace coal plants with a resource that produces at least the same amount of power and have “similar attributes” to coal power. The Salt Lake […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power is preparing to meet the surging demand for electricity. The company president said the summer is the busiest time of the year because electricity usage peaks. Officials say the electric utility company completed 55 projects that included increasing system and distribution capacity. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Residents in Utah could see an increase in charging stations for electric cars after state leaders have announced their support backing the idea. A bill introduced Monday would encourage up to $50 million of investment by utility company Rocky Mountain Power in more charging stations […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in Salt Lake City say a man was electrocuted when the cherry picker he was operating accidentally touched a string of power lines. Fire Capt. Anthony Burton says the man, whose name and age have not been released, died while working west of Liberty […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A power outage in Utah is keeping print subscribers of three newspapers from reading the Sunday print editions. Officials with Newspaper Agency Corp. say a blown transformer knocked out power to the print facility in West Valley on Saturday night. Sunday print editions of the […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A bounce house in Utah has started a fire that left thousands of residents without power after strong winds lifted the inflatable into nearby power lines. The Draper Fire Department says nobody was injured and that crews responded Thursday to the scene and put out the […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Thousands of people in the Midvale area remain without electricity after a collision led several power lines to come down. The website for Rocky Mountain Power says more than 4,600 customers still had no power as of 8:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities say a car hit a […]
MAGNA, Utah (AP) — The Utah Power Plant in Magna is shutting down for good after 75 years of operation. Mining company Rio Tinto Kennecott on Wednesday announced the official retirement of the plant following regulatory approval. The plant provided electricity that served as a reliable resource for mining at […]
