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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A powerful winter storm has left a trail of traffic accidents, power outages and even an avalanche across Utah. Little Cottonwood Canyon reopened Tuesday morning, a day after an avalanche closed the canyon and State Route 210. Meanwhile, state troopers reported more than 200 crashes […]
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Utah judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a utility company filed by the widow of a state trooper killed after trying to alert a driver to a downed power line. The Herald Journal reports Janica Ellsworth sued Rocky Mountain Power earlier this year, claiming the death of […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — New rooftop solar installations are down 23 percent after Utah’s main power company reached a deal to pay customers less for the power they generate. Rocky Mountain Power in a deal that went into effect in November phased out the net-metering program, which paid solar customers […]
