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Utah legislation and the 2024 energy policy on Tuesday's Access Utah

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According to the Salt Lake Tribune: “In his opening day speech to fellow legislators…Senate President Stuart Adams sounded the alarm. ‘For the first time ever, and this is really concerning, last year Utah used more power than we produced. We must become energy independent once again.’ Adams’ angst largely comes from the fact that Utah’s coal production has plunged in recent years, and electrical utilities are relying on it less and less. Adams’ counterpart in the Utah House, Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, delivered a similar speech last week when he called for more coal-powered electricity ‘to make sure that we protect the citizens inside this state.’”
Today we’ll talk about energy policy as it's being debated and acted upon at the Utah Legislature. Our guests include Salt Lake Tribune renewable energy reporter Tim Fitzpatrick; Rep. Colin Jack, R-St. George; and Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-SLC.

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.