Utah's energy industry

Heading into 2022, energy experts debated the speed and timing of a return to "normal" energy demand following a tumultuous 2020-2021 as the world responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. As vaccines became widely available in the first half of 2021, optimism grew in the energy economy as demand quickly headed back to pre-pandemic levels. In many cases, energy demand increased faster than supply, causing significant run-ups in prices, as well as supply chain constraints. These problems were compounded when Russia invaded Ukraine causing more disruption to energy supplies.