Utah Deployment Stories
Hospitals Go Green
Intermountain Health, the Salt Lake City-based system with 33 hospitals and hundreds of clinics, recently announced its investment in solar energy to offset the electrical needs of 17 of its facilities, including nine hospitals
Utah Valley University Installs Solar Farm
Students from Utah Valley University traveled from Utah County to Tooele County for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of a new solar farm that will provide power to the university — as well as several other businesses and homes in Utah.
USDA Invests in 11 Clean Energy Projects in Rural Utah
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director Michele Weaver today announced that USDA is investing $1,162,239 in 11 rural Utah clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to clean energy and create jobs for Utah agricultural producers and rural small businesses. All of the projects are funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s largest-ever investment in combating the climate crisis.
Businesses on Salt Lake City’s west side taking steps toward using clean energy
A few businesses on Salt Lake City’s west side are going solar. They hope to encourage others to do the same. Salt Lake Barber Company and Culture Coffee installed rooftop solar on Monday. They’re among the first of the west side’s small and medium-sized businesses to do so.
Autoliv holds groundbreaking ceremony for Ogden solar installation
Ogden AOA (assembly) facility produces roughly 800,000 airbag modules every week; he said that equates to nearly 40 million opportunities for Autoliv's products to save lives. He added that the solar farm would account for 46% of the plant's power usage, eventually growing to 100%.
Feds to install solar panels over Western canals
The U.S. Interior Department will install solar panels above irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, aided by $19 million from a congressional spending bill. Interior officials say installing solar panels over canals could bring a variety of benefits.
