This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. The Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems is called UAMPs for short and provides non-profit electrical services to community-owned electrical systems throughout the Intermountain West. Here’s government affairs director Mike Squires with more.
MIKE SQUIRES:
UAMPS provides energy to communities in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Wyoming. As the energy landscape continues to shift, UAMPS remains firmly focused on the reliable clean-air future energy needs of its member communities.
Most notably, UAMPS is leading the nation, and indeed the world, in its development of a small modular nuclear reactor. This facility will be capable of providing a 24/7 supply of carbon-free power and complement UAMPS’ growing renewable energy footprint. Engineers say it should provide virtually uninterrupted power for 60 years.
The project’s ability to be sited where existing coal-fired power plants now sit will harness existing transmission lines, and provide jobs to workers throughout rural America. Innovative projects such as this, using a realistic all-of-the-above approach to energy development and a commitment to affordable energy for its members, will continue to drive UAMPS’ decision making and efforts.
DEREK MILLER:
Electricity from UAMPS small-scale reactors will replace energy from coal plants nearing the end of their life cycles and add to the clean-air electricity produced from UAMPS wind and solar projects. I’m Derek Miller with the Salt Lake Chamber, Speaking on Business.
Originally Aired: October 24, 2022.