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The following news clips highlight Utah involvement in recent renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and list in chronological order. Here you can scroll through of stories dating back to 2003. Alternatively, you can search state energy news by state and topic.
November 4, 2009
DOE Delivers $38 Million to Four States for Clean Energy
DOE has granted more than $38 million in Recovery Act funds to Alaska, Kansas, Utah, and West Virginia to support each state's energy efficiency priorities. The awards are part of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. More
July 1, 2009
DOE Awards $454 Million for Clean Energy in 18 States
The states of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington. and West Virginia have received $454 million in Recovery Act funds through DOE's State Energy Program. More
July 1, 2009
Interior Department Expedites Solar Energy Development in the West
The Interior Department has identified 24 large tracts of public land that could potentially host utility-scale solar power plants. The agency is studying the environmental and resource suitability of the tracts, located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, with the intent to speed the development of solar power facilities in the West. More
June 17, 2009
Federal Agencies to Assist with Clean Energy Development in the West
DOE and the Western Governor's Association released a report on June 15 that identifies 37 "hubs" for renewable energy in the western United States, plus 17 in western Canada and in Baja California. The hubs could yield nearly 200,000 megawatts of renewable power, and DOE and other federal agencies will strive to help make that happen. More
February 23, 2009
Utah Commission Raises Credits for Net Metering
Utah's Public Service Commission has raised the amount of credit that owners of solar panels and wind turbines will receive when they provide power to the electricity grid using net metering. The move is expected to increase participation in the state's net metering program. More
November 19, 2008
BLM Offers Geothermal Leases in Utah, Idaho, and Oregon
Utah, Idaho, and Oregon have significant geothermal energy resources, even though only three geothermal power plants have been built in the three states. To encourage more development, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer nearly 200,000 acres for lease in December. More
August 8, 2008
Six Utah plants help fuel rise in geothermal projects
A report released Thursday by the Geothermal Energy Association shows that the number of new geothermal projects under way in the United States grew 20 percent since January. More
June 4, 2008
DOE to Identify Western Transmission Needs for Renewable Energy in 11 Western States
DOE will work with the Western Governors' Association to ascertain what areas in the West have significant renewable energy resources and to accelerate development and delivery of that energy to meed regional demands. More
February 27, 2008
Western Governors to Speed Development of Alternative Fuels
A resolution adopted by the Western Governors' Association commits to the development of a regional framework for a performance-based greenhouse gas standard for transportation fuels and the development of an analytic methodology for evaluating the lifecycle impacts of fuels. More
November 12, 2007
Drilling Commences on Utah Geothermal Site
Raser Technologies, Inc. has announced that it will begin drilling on a geothermal production well in central Utah for use in a 10-megawatt (MW) binary-cycle geothermal power plant. The project will be the first such facility to be built in Utah in 17 years. More
