Rocky Mountain Power will deliver electricity to the Salt Lake City campus from carbon-free energy providers Cyrq Energy and Berkshire Hathaway Energy Renewables.
Under an agreement announced Tuesday, the U. will purchase half of its total electricity usage from carbon-free providers for the next 25 years, including 20 megawatts of geothermal power from Cyrq Energy and 10 megawatts of solar power from Berkshire Hathaway.
“To be part of a project like this demonstrates the practicality and affordability of these carbon-free energy sources,” Wildermuth said, “which we hope can serve as a model for others.