In Utah, the majority of transportation and buildings are still powered by non-renewable energy sources, making them the two largest contributors to air pollution along the Wasatch Front.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, left, speaks during a moderated discussion hosted by Salt Lake Tribune renewable energy reporter Tim Fitzpatrick on electrification at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022.When talking about climate change, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall doesn’t want people to feel daunted. Instead, she wants them to feel emboldened by a time of technology that allows individuals to take meaningful action.
The other panelists were James Campbell, director of innovation and sustainability at PacifiCorp/Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company; and Samuel Jensen Augustine, director of infrastructure, capital improvements and sustainability at the University of Utah. Not surprisingly, transportation is the largest contributor to air pollution along the Wasatch Front, followed by the region’s buildings, he said.
While acknowledging that electric energy is still highly dependent on coal-fired power lines, Fitzpatrick said that sources of electricity are “getting cleaner, they can get cleaner, they will get cleaner — they can get to 100% clean,” while adding that fuel combustion will never reach that mark.The fuel mix used to generate Utah’s electricity is currently comprised of 48% coal, Campbell said, compared to around 30% renewables.
Bringing more electric vehicles into the state faster, equitably expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure and constructing more fully electric buildings were other initiatives the mayor highlighted. “It made sense from a sustainability value, from a social perspective to go all electric,” Augustine said. “From an environmental and a climate perspective, it made sense for us to go all electric.”
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