Building Utah

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 pr