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House approves study on energy storage, including salt-cavern options, in unanimous vote
Summary
The Utah House passed first-substitute HB317 to commission a statewide study of energy storage needs and options — including salt caverns, transmission and pipeline vulnerabilities — adopting a sponsor amendment clarifying private-industry coordination; the bill passed 71–0 and heads to the Senate.
Representative Ryan Musselman moved Amendment 1 and the House adopted it; the amendment clarifies coordination with private industry as primary information sources for the study. Musselman said the bill directs the Office of Energy Development to lead a comprehensive study of storage capacities, vulnerabilities and financing options to prepare Utah for catastrophic events that could disrupt fuel or electricity supplies.
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