{"id":429832,"date":"2025-12-06T23:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/429832\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:52:09","slug":"largest-utah-coal-plant-goes-quiet-as-los-angeles-goes-coal-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/429832\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Utah Coal Plant Goes Quiet as Los Angeles Goes Coal-Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Utah\u2019s largest coal-fired power plant \u2014 the Intermountain Power Project (IPP), located in the Great Basin region of western Utah and primarily serving southern California \u2014 is no longer operating, after the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power quietly pulled the plug just before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

The shutdown happened with no impact on customers, despite the fact that the Utah Legislature blocked the Intermountain Power Agency from fully retiring its fossil fuel units this year and ordered that the units can\u2019t be disconnected or decommissioned. However, no buyers have lined up to purchase these outdated plants and keep them running.<\/p>\n

With the plant now idled but legally required to remain connected, serious questions remain about who will shoulder the cost of keeping an obsolete coal facility on standby.<\/p>\n

In response, Zack Waterman, Western Manager for the Sierra Club\u2019s Beyond Coal Campaign in Utah and California, released the following statement: \u201cOn one of the biggest holidays of the year, people\u2019s lights stayed on and no one noticed that these coal units went offline. That silence speaks volumes: we\u00a0 don\u2019t need to keep our communities\u00a0 tethered to outdated, dirty coal plants to maintain reliable power. California is choosing a cleaner path forward and we\u2019re working hard to ensure Utah does the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the Sierra Club: <\/strong>The Sierra Club is America\u2019s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person\u2019s right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action.\u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0www.sierraclub.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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