Hacker News with Generative AI: Utah

PacifiCorp mulls breakup that could align Wyoming with other pro-coal states (wyofile.com)
Wyoming and Utah may get what they’ve been pining for in recent years: the breakup of PacifiCorp.
Energy, Politics, Wyoming, Utah, PacifiCorp
5 points by LinuxBender 12 days ago | 1 comments
How to Become a Billionaire in Skilled Nursing by Scamming Taxpayers (hindenburgresearch.com)
PACS Group is a $6.7 billion Utah-based operator of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that serves 29,000 patients daily. Its stock is up 104% since its April IPO, making it among the most successful IPOs of 2024.
Healthcare, Finance, Fraud, Utah
12 points by thecosas 29 days ago | 2 comments
$1B Solar and Battery Storage Project Breaks Ground in Utah (electrek.co)
Renewables developer rPlus Energies has broken ground on one of the largest solar + battery storage projects in the US, in east-central Utah.
Renewables, Energy Storage, Utah, Solar Energy
66 points by m463 70 days ago | 34 comments
A $1B solar and battery storage project just broke ground in Utah (electrek.co)
Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Battery Storage, Utah
3 points by isaacfrond 70 days ago | 0 comments
Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban (theguardian.com)
Book Bans, Censorship, Utah, Literature
23 points by pwenzel 118 days ago | 31 comments
Utah City Council Unwittingly Approves Pirate IPTV Scheme (torrentfreak.com)
IPTV, Piracy, Utah, Law, Government
6 points by popcalc 119 days ago | 3 comments
Largest Geothermal Development in America Taking Shape in Utah (mymodernmet.com)
Geothermal Energy, Utah, Renewable Energy, Environment
88 points by geox 120 days ago | 72 comments
As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it is emitting millions of tons of of CO2 (npr.org)
Climate Change, Environmental Science, Utah, Carbon Emissions
44 points by rntn 128 days ago | 36 comments
Utah tech officer fired after pushing back against plans to scrub public data (ksl.com)
Government, Public Data, Transparency, Utah, Technology
14 points by josephscott 141 days ago | 0 comments
Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks to Local Governments (techdirt.com)
Fiber Optics, Local Government, Utah, Internet, Infrastructure
365 points by WarOnPrivacy 202 days ago | 220 comments