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Residential solar panels are quickly growing in popularity in Utah. The state is among the top 10 in the nation for solar capacity, with enough Utah solar panels installed to power 442,889 homes with solar energy. And according to the SEIA, nearly 1,500 megawatts of additional solar capacity will be added in the next five years.
Utah is a state of contrasts, from flat salt desert to rugged canyons, and from mountains soaring more than 13,000 feet above sea level in the northeast to the desert floor 9,000 feet lower in the southwest. The state has a variety of energy resources, including crude oil, natural gas, coal, and several forms of renewable energy. An arid state with abundant sunshine, Utah is among the states with the largest solar resources.
The searchable Energy Storage Legislation Database displays information in interactive maps and charts, tracking state activity from 2017 to the present.
The National Conference of State Legislatures tracks environment and natural resources bills that have been introduced in the 50 states, territories and Washington, D.C.
The First Street Foundation Flood Model represents the culmination of decades of research and development made possible by building upon existing knowledge and frameworks regularly referenced in the identification of flood risk.
Between 2017 and 2019, Utah experienced one wildfire, one drought, and one severe storm. The damages of each event led to losses of at least $1 billion.
Utah is vulnerable to increasing heat, melting snowpack, droughts, and wildfires
Explore graphics, interactives and news about Utah’s climate threats.
Human civilization continues to emit greenhouse gases by burning fossil fuels at record levels, causing global warming and therefore disrupting the entire planetary climate system. In fact, the State of Utah is warming twice as fast as the global rate.
Utah is warming at twice the global rate, and a new climate coalition is forming to stop it.