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Rio Tinto announced it has completed construction on a new 5-megawatt solar power plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah.
The plant will serve as a pilot project with the goal of expanding Kennecott’s solar energy supply in the future.at Kennecott copper operations as part of a plan to increase its supply in North America. The company said it will invest $498 million to develop an underground mine and infrastructure in the North Rim Skarn, which will deliver about 250,000 tons of additional mined copper over the next 10 years.
Shifting to sustainable energy solutions is a priority for Kennecott, Rio said. The mine closed its coal-fired power plant in 2019, moving to electricity paired with renewable energy certificates, which resulted in a 65% reduction in its carbon footprint and the elimination of over 1 million tons of carbon dioxide output per year.
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