Gov. Spencer Cox explains “Operation Gigawatt” during the One Utah Summit in Cedar City. The state, he said, needs to double its energy production over the next decade and proposed a four-pronged approach to reach that goal.

'OPERATION GIGAWATT' 

Brice Wallace 

Utah’s governor wants to “unleash the potential of energy development here in our state.”

Speaking at the One Utah Summit in Cedar City, Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled “Operation Gigawatt,” a plan to double the state’s power production over the next decade.

“We have to do something bold,” Cox said, adding that Utah needs to not only supply its own power needs but be able to export energy to other states and nations.

When he became governor, he said, he knew about the need to increase energy production. The reasons were plentiful, including Please log in to see the rest of this story.