Because Utah has a lot of methane? I'm not quite following. I'd think methane production would be greater in a cow state like Iowa or Ohio than in a desert st

Because Utah has a lot of methane? I'm not quite following. I'd think methane production would be greater in a cow state like Iowa or Ohio than in a desert state like Utah? joke Utah's power grid is primarily coal fired, but they use a fair bit of natural (methane) gas as well. [1] Utah has a couple of major hydroelectric dams (glen canyon, flaming gorge), and the use of solar and wind are on the rise. NSA is building a major data warehouse in Utah; one of the considerations would have to have been cheap power. I'm guessing the Columbia river produces cheaper electricity than pretty much anywhere else, but Utah has very diverse (and affordable) power production overall. [1] http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700051087/Coal-mostly-powers-electricity-hungry-Utah.html?pg=all http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700051087/Coal-mostly-pow... [edit] failed on humor the first time, trying again.