Op-ed: Is Utah missing the renewable energy boat?

Rocky Mountain Power and its parent company PacifiCorp generated some good news and bad news recently when they announced plans for a large investment in renewable energy. According to its press statement, Rocky Mountain Power intends to invest $3.5 billion for renewable energy infrastructure. That is the good news. Such an investment will undoubtedly generate thousands of jobs, as well as increasing the availability of new, clean energy for Utah. It sounds fantastic. So what’s the bad new