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Utah lawmakers point to Intermountain Power Plant option, back battery storage and ratepayer protections
Summary
State legislators visiting the Washington County Republican Women meeting highlighted this year’s energy measures, saying the state gained an option to purchase the Intermountain Power Plant, shifted incentives toward battery storage, and added code protections to prevent development costs from being passed to existing ratepayers.
State legislators who spoke at a Washington County Republican Women meeting described a package of energy measures they said the Utah Legislature advanced this year, including a provision that gives the state an option to purchase the Intermountain Power Plant and a change in incentives to require battery storage alongside new wind and solar projects.
Senator Darren Owens, who spoke at the meeting, said the Intermountain Power Plant (IPP) produces about 1,900 megawatts and that the state “has the option to purchase that plant.” He framed the move as a way for…
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