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ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) -- St. George is expanding a natural gas-fired power plant at a cost of about $47 million.
Municipal power officials say the second turbine will go online in May.
The expansion will more than double the 40-megawatt output of the Millcreek Generation Facility.
It also will lessen the city's imports of coal-fired power.
With the upgrade, St. George will get nearly half of its electricity from natural gas. Another 12 percent comes from hydropower and renewable energy.
City Manager Gary Esplin says that mix of energy will serve St. George well if the federal government decides to regulate or tax carbon emissions. Natural gas releases half the carbon dioxide of coal.
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