Utah
Hook Canyon Hydropower Project, UT
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Hydropower OPPOSITION: Utah Governor Jon Huntsman; Environmentalists (Bear Lake Watch, Great Salt Lakekeeper) PROSPECTS: Canceled BACKGROUND: In 2006, Symbiotics affiliate Hook Canyon Energy LLC proposed the 1,100-megawatt Hook Canyon pump project in Bear Lake Canyon, Utah. There … Continue reading
PacifiCorp’s Intermountain Power Project Unit 3, Utah
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: In 2002 the developer proposed a 950 megawatt “Unit 3” coal plant at the Intermountain Power Project station in Millard County, Utah. It was granted an air … Continue reading
Sevier Plant, Sigurd, UT
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In October 2004, the developer received a Utah Division of Air Quality permit to construct and operate a 270 megawatt, $598 million coal plant. Sierra Club and … Continue reading
Deseret Bonanza Plant, Utah
STATUS: In progress, with opposition TYPE: Coal OPPOSITION: Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In 2004 the developer applied for a PSD permit to build a new 110 megawatt waste coal-fired unit at the Bonanza Power Plant. In its … Continue reading
Blue Castle Nuclear Project, Emery County, Utah
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Nuclear OPPOSITION: HEAL Utah; Center for Biological Diversity PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: In October 2007, the private equity group Transition Power Development announced interest in building a nuclear power plant in the Green River, Utah … Continue reading