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by jit_hacker 187 days ago
Issues like this are so wild to me. It's not like Utah is Rich with coal or oil and there is fierce competition for energy.

This is an opportunity to bring dollars and jobs to their state and the only reason they're resistant is to stick with party lines.
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trimethylpurine 187 days ago
I don't know if that's true. It's important to consider that most of the state is US government owned (military, national park, national forest). A large portion of the rest is used for mining which is, I think, still the largest industry in the state, employing a formidable share of workers and fueling related industries (trucking, concrete, gravel, salt, etc.).

Combined, these put a strain on land as a resource, and solar is the one energy source that demands that same resource the most.

Follow the money.

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mallets 187 days ago
Leasing land for solar pays very little. The only reason people do it is because the land has no better use and solar doesn’t permanently damage it the way mining or farming could. Other industries aren’t being priced out.
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estimator7292 187 days ago
The USA is one of the largest countries by landmass on the planet. We are not short on space anywhere in any capacity except immediately surrounding major cities.
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trimethylpurine 187 days ago
Right so tell the US to give that land to Utah so that it can use it.

Note that when Trump returned Bears Ears to state control, everyone was upset.

Did you support it?

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