Two Utah ski resorts will be powered by a Tooele solar farm this year [Video]

The Elektron Solar project will provide clean energy to Salt Lake City, Park City, Summit County, Utah Valley University and Park City Mountain and Deer Valley resorts.

Two Utah ski resorts will now be almost entirely powered by a solar farm that opened in Tooele County on Monday.

The facility, known as the Elektron Solar Project, is the result of a collaboration between Salt Lake City, Park City and Summit County — along with Utah Valley University, Deer Valley and Vail Resorts. The farm has agreements with Pacificorp through Rocky Mountain Power to serve Utah customers across Salt Lake, Utah and Summit Counties.

“This is the largest renewable energy initiative Salt Lake City has ever been a part of,” Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said during a Monday news conference at the facility. “This 80-megawatt solar farm will support Salt Lake City in achieving net-100% renewable electricity by 2030 …