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.

NERC CEO Jim Robb said he is pushing for new reliability standards to address fuel assurance concerns and settings for inverters on solar and storage.

American Electric Power (AEP) announced it will close the Oklaunion Power Station near the Oklahoma border by October 2020.

Generation reserve margins might drop if coal and nuclear units retire sooner than anticipated, according to the preliminary findings of a NERC study.

Infocast’s first SPP and MISO Markets Summit attracted participants and industry representatives from the RTOs’ footprints for panel discussions.

The Montana PSC’s order approving Hydro One’s acquisition of Avista includes several conditions designed to prevent the early closure of the Colstrip plant.

Additional renewables and storage will not compensate for gas retirements in the Western Interconnection, a new WECC reliability assessment says.

Coal plant retirements have not caused a shortage of black start resources, but grid operators should consider expanded testing, FERC and NERC said.