If West Valley City signs on to the Community Renewable Energy Act, residents would be automatically included and could opt out by checking a box on their utility bill. But the mayor has doubts about the program.
A TRAX train passes by West Valley City Hall, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022.If all roads lead to clean energy in Utah, some municipalities such as West Valley City are leaning toward taking an alternative path to reach it.
Implementing the initiative didn’t end there, however. This multiyear effort required various steps. Right now, advocates are trying to get those qualifying cities and counties to enroll in a governance agreement to be able to continue in the program. Eight other communities that initially embraced the project haven’t made the commitment to keep going — even though they are eligible sinceWest Valley City, the state’s second most-populous city, is one of them — along with Bluffdale, Coalville, Emigration Canyon Township, Kamas, Oakley, Orem and West Jordan.
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