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April 27, 2007

Municipal group moves ahead with coal-fired power plant plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of municipal utilities is moving ahead with plans to add a coal-fired power plant in central Utah despite a dwindling customer list and opposition from environmental groups and doctors who want Utah to switch to cleaner power.

Many California cities sent word they weren't interested in having the power wheeled to them. Their interest dropped off after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation in September requiring California utilities to buy energy from clean-burning sources to curb global warming.


 
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