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Carbon dioxide emissions rose about 7% in New England last year as the loss of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant increased fossil fuel generation.
The Supreme Court's stay of the Clean Power Plan won’t affect PJM's planned analysis of the economic and reliability implications of complying with the federal program.
A summary of responses by RTOs and state officials to the Supreme Court's stay to the Clean Power Plan.
The court’s surprise stay of the Clean Power plan prevents EPA from enforcing the rule pending the outcome of court challenges, meaning states will most likely not have to file compliance plans or extension requests by September, as the rule requires.
The death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia likely improved the odds that the Clean Power Plan will survive court challenges.
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan is not likely to end the shift to gas and renewables and away from coal, according to EEI.
The Supreme Court Tuesday blocked the EPA from implementing the Clean Power Plan pending legal challenges.
ITC Holdings, the largest independent transmission operator in the U.S., agreed to be acquired by Canadian utility operator Fortis in a deal valued at $11.3 billion, the companies announced.
Having survived a major legal challenge, demand response now must overcome behavioral and political obstacles.
NYISO and the New York PSC have a begun a joint study to determine how a changing generation resource mix will affect the bulk power system over the next 15 years.
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