One of the most consequential moments in California’s drive to beat back climate change will take place next month. The state will stop receiving electricity from the Intermountain Power Plant in Central Utah, meaning our reliance on coal as a source of power will essentially be over.

It feels like there should be a recognition of some kind. Perhaps a dimming of lights for one minute? Or a shout out to the political leaders who correctly projected that California could switch to cheaper and still reliable power sources like wind, solar and natural gas.

My colleague, Sammy Roth reported on the historic breakthrough recently in The Times, detailing how the state has gradually been moving away from burning coal, which spews greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, thereby warming the planet

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