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County planners vote to OK UAMPS peaker plant zoning near Holden—just not all of it

By millardccp.com · August 19, 2026 · 1 min read
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Utah News spotted this story published August 19, 2026 at millardccp.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.

This was initially published in the August 12 2026 edition. Some information may be outdated. Millard County planning commissioners voted last week to recommend approval of a pared-down zoning change for a proposed 184-megawatt natural gas peaker power plant near Holden.

This was initially published in the August 12 2026 edition. Some information may be outdated. Millard County planning commissioners voted last week to recommend approval of a pared-down zoning change for a proposed 184-megawatt natural gas peaker power plant near Holden.

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