Minnesota’s Xcel Energy is aiming to be coal-free by 2030, supported by extending service of its nuclear plant and using more natural gas-fired generation.

Gas-fired generation continues to rapidly gain market share at the expense of coal, a trend likely to accelerate this year, according to reports.

Stakeholders reluctantly agreed on a path forward for PJM’s proposed “fuel security” initiative after about two hours of debate.

U.S. renewable electricity generation doubled over the last decade, the Energy Information Administration reported.

CPS Energy is now in the process of mothballing its J.T. Deely coal-fired plant, while NRG Energy intends to retire two gas units at its SR Bertron plant.

ERCOT is preparing to take on the Texas heat again in 2019 with reserve margins that have shrunk even further than last summer's.

NERC warned that faster than expected coal and nuclear power plant retirements could jeopardize reliability if grid operators are not prepared.

FERC ordered a closer look into whether We Energies accurately estimated customer savings stemming from the retirement of the Pleasant Prairie plant.

EPA proposed eliminating the requirement that new coal-fired generation incorporate carbon capture technology — a largely symbolic measure.

FERC Commissioner LaFleur and others expressed concern that “fuel war” partisans could weaponize NERC’s analysis on coal and nuclear plant retirements.