St. George has entered into a long-term power supply contract with South Jordan-based Deseret Power.
The contract initially will supply about 35 megawatts during the heavy-use summer months — about 30 percent of the city's summer power supply. A megawatt is enough to power about 500 typical homes.
Deseret Power operates the Bonanza Power Plant near Vernal. The cooperative supplies electricity to more than 42,000 customers in Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona, as well as to the Utah Municipal Power Agency and several Utah municipal power companies. It also operates the Deserado coal mine through a subsidiary company.