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Senate approves electric power facilities bill with intent language aimed at preserving coal use at IPP
Summary
After extended debate over local coal, contracts and potential fuel shifting at the Intermountain Power Project, the Utah Senate passed SB 94 and added intent language asking IPP and Los Angeles to notify state leaders before fuel shifts, a move supporters said preserves jobs and gives leaders time to respond.
Senate Bill 94, addressing electric power facilities, drew one of the day's most substantive floor debates. Sponsors warned that failure to act could prompt the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to pursue alternative suppliers by issuing an RFP, which could jeopardize the Intermountain Power Project (IPP) and related coal-industry jobs in Utah. Supporters described current coal contracts that extend to 2027 and said they had a letter from Los Angeles outlining a…
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