Governor unveils 10-year strategic energy plan.

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Salt Lake City - Gov. Gary R. Herbert unveiled his 10-year strategic energy plan, "Energy Initiatives and Imperatives."

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"If I were to reduce the 42 pages of Utah's Energy Plan into one simple equation, it would be this: Innovation plus initiative equals energy independence," says Herbert. "No other state can offer what Utah can. We are uniquely positioned in the Western Energy Corridor, which stretches from Canada on the north to New Mexico on the south," he adds. "Utah has a rich abundance of diverse natural resources, both in terms of traditional fuels, and renewable and alternative energies."

The plan represents months of collaboration and planning among an array of stakeholders in the energy arena. Those stakeholders officially comprised the governor's taskforce, which included industry, academic, environmental and government leaders...