They mentioned a utility in Utah keeping coal plants open longer. They kind of imply it's because AI is increasing demand but the article they link to states i

They mentioned a utility in Utah keeping coal plants open longer. They kind of imply it's because AI is increasing demand but the article they link to states it is because they cancelled plans for two of Bill Gates Natrium nuclear plants. And also that a federal court allowed them to pollute more by halting an EPA regulation. Maybe they'd still be building the nuclear plants if the coal pollution wasn't allowed. Direct link to the referenced article: https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/04/01/climate-setback-rocky-mountain-now/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2024/04/01/climate-s... > In their general session earlier this year, Utah legislators went the opposite way from their West Coast counterparts, passing a bill this year that makes Rocky Mountain’s coal plants the state’s preferred power source. > SB224 essentially upended the paradigm that made the utility prove to the PSC it was choosing the least cost/least risk options for providing power. Instead, the PSC must now assume the coal plants are the best option, and it’s up to others to prove they aren’t. > Advocates for both residential and business customers say it likely will raise rates for Utah customers because it transfers the risk of continuing to operate the plants from PacifiCorp’s stockholders to Utah’s ratepayers.