New solar farm in Tooele County will soon power cities and ski resorts [Video]

ROWLEY, Tooele County — A new solar farm in Rowley will soon power cities and ski resorts in northern Utah.  

The Elektron Solar Project will provide renewable energy to Summit County, Salt Lake City, Park City, Park City Mountain, Deer Valley Ski Resort and Utah Valley University. 

“When the opportunity came for us to be able to participate with Elektron and take our campus energy usage to 92% green, we just felt like it was a great opportunity to make UVU, which is a green campus, even greener,” said Val Peterson, UVU’s vice president for administration and strategic relations. 

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An 80 megawatt solar farm several miles away in Tooele County will soon provide the majority of UVU’s power to campus.  

The Elektron Solar Project sits northwest of Grantsville. It’s owned and operated by D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments and will be connected to …