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Residents urge Cottonwood Heights to join Utah Renewable Communities program; some express reservations
Summary
Multiple residents told the Cottonwood Heights City Council on May 5 that the voluntary Utah Renewable Communities program would let people choose renewable power; at least one former council member said he opposed joining as currently configured. The council did not vote on URC at the meeting.
Several Cottonwood Heights residents used the public-comment period at the May 5 city council meeting to urge the council to join the voluntary Utah Renewable Communities (URC) program — while one longtime local official said he remained opposed to the program as written.
Chester France told the council he supported URC and asked members to ‘‘give them that chance,’’ describing program projections he said Rocky Mountain Power had produced. ‘‘They show it's supposed to be $4.01… and then by 2030 it goes to $2.06,’’ France said, adding that some scenarios in the materials showed the fee dropping to ‘‘34¢ a month’’ once…
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