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The 1970's boom in Utah coal mining also drove a boom in coal-fired power plant construction. Out of Utah's 5,080 MW of coal-fired generating capacity, 93% comes from plants built since 1974 - unusual in the U.S., where the median coal plant was built in 1964.<ref name="EIA"/>

==Studies on Coal Use in Utah==

A study released in July 2010 by the [[Civil Society Institute]] argued that it was technically and economically viable to retire all coal and nuclear based power in seven Western states, including Utah.