Coal
EPA reaffirmed the legal basis for its MATS rule, but there will be no immediate impact, as the 519 plants affected are already in compliance.
Steven Baltakatei Sandoval, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Western EIM tariff changes allow generators to include the costs of GHG compliance associated with Washington’s cap-and-trade program in their energy bids.
A new report found that nearly all coal plants studied “are more expensive to run than replacing their generation capacity with either new solar or wind.”
Xcel Energy plans to pilot long-duration storage systems at two of its retiring coal plant sites, part of an accelerated timeline to transition away from coal.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved Duke Energy's first carbon plan to comply with state law calling for carbon neutrality by 2050.
The Tennessee Valley Authority will embark on a $216 million pilot project to install solar panels on top of a sealed coal ash dump.
The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed an RTO-sponsored package to standardize variable operations and maintenance costs.
Three nominees for top posts at the DOE faced pointed questions from Senators known for protecting fossil fuel sector interests.
The PJM Operating Committee has endorsed the winter weekly reserve target values, which are used to coordinate planned outages scheduled during winter.
DTE Energy unveiled its latest proposed integrated resource plan, pledging to end its use of coal by 2035 and go carbon free by 2050.
Want more? Advanced Search