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Nuclear development and electricity rates to dominate energy discussion this legislative session
Republicans in the Utah Legislature have among their top goals to make the state the energy capital of the country, and even the world. This legislative session, they are expecting to lay part of the foundation to make it happen, looking at nuclear energy and partnering with other red states to trace energy strategies. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has heard talks of about 30 energy-related bills next session. It’s a priority for him and his counterparts in other states, he told Utah News Dispatch. It comes after Cox last year unveiled a plan to double the state’s energy production, and ...