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Plan to fill giant Utah caves with hydrogen gets $504M federal boost

Project under IPP plant near Delta — the first of its kind — would store enough green energy to power 30,000 homes for a year

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune The Intermountain Power Plant, shown here in 2013, will be converting from burning coal to eventually burning green hydrogen. The hydrogen will be stored in a massive salt cave under the plant. The project received a big boost this week with conditional approval for a $504 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.