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November 5, 2024

coal-fired generation

North Dakota Studies
Coal Group Seeks Reliability Bonus from MISO, SPP
The Lignite Energy Council, a coal lobbying group, reportedly plans to approach MISO and SPP in an effort to have them pay more for coal-fired generation.
UPDATE: FES Seeks Bankruptcy, DOE Emergency Order
FirstEnergy Solutions filed for bankruptcy Saturday, two days after asking Energy Secretary Rick Perry to issue an emergency order directing PJM to compensate coal-fired and nuclear power plants.
Duke Seeks Tech Advances to Phase out Coal
Duke Energy released a carbon-reduction plan that anticipates relying on natural gas and technology advancements to phase out coal-fired generation by 2050.
PJM Responds to Pa. Concerns About Baseload Plants
PJM assured Pennsylvania legislators that the state has ample power generation for its needs and cautioned that fuel diversity will not ensure reliability.
ACCCE
Stakeholder Soapbox: Bomb Cyclone Shows Need for Coal Fleet
Paul Bailey, CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, argues that the severe winter weather last month demonstrates the continued need for coal-fired generation.
LG&E-KU
FERC Rejects Challenge to PJM CP Rules on Coal Plants
FERC rejected the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) challenge to the PJM Capacity Performance rules for coal plants.
NERC
NERC Report Urges Preserving Coal, Nuke ‘Attributes’
NERC released its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, urging preservation of “essential reliability services.”
EBA Panelists Discuss Carbon Policy, Renewables Integration
Two panels at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum offered views of the future: one for coal, and one for intermittent sources.
ReliabilityFirst
Counterflow: More Smoking Guns for the Clunkers
Columnist Steve Huntoon argues that the Energy Department's grid resiliency pricing NOPR was issued at the behest of the coal industry.
Worldcoal.org
Echoing DOE Report, Industry Study Touts Coal ‘Resiliency’
A study for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) spotlighting the “resiliency” of coal-fired generation echoes the DOE's findings.

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