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November 26, 2024

coal plant retirements

Entergy Offers to Close Ark. Coal Plant to Meet EPA Haze Rule
Entergy has proposed closing one of its largest Arkansas coal plants by 2028 and making modifications to another to comply with EPA’s Regional Haze rule.
SPP: State-by-State Compliance Would Hike Costs
SPP's latest analysis of EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan indicates state-by-state compliance with the plan would result in nearly 40% higher costs than a regional approach.
Supreme Court: EPA Erred on Mercury Rule
The Supreme Court ruled that EPA acted “unreasonably” when it failed to consider costs before deciding to regulate mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act.
Southwestern Energy: Gas Industry Paying Heed to Environmentalists
Gas producers are “listening loud and clear” to environmental concerns about fracking, James Tramuto, vice president of governmental and regulatory strategies for Southwestern Energy.
FERC OKs PJM Capacity Performance: What You Need to Know
FERC approved PJM's Capacity Performance proposal, a dramatic restructuring of the RTO's capacity market.
ISO-NE: Renewable Growth to Boost Capacity Prices
Increased use of renewable energy will depress energy prices, increase capacity prices and lead to early retirement of baseload plants, according to ISO-NE.
Emergency Resources Get New Focus at MISO
With its reliance on demand response and behind-the-meter generation increasing amid generator retirements, MISO plans to update the way it sets prices during emergency resource offers.
FERC, NERC: Reserve Margins OK for Summer
FERC said it expects sufficient resources to meet peak electric demand this summer despite coal-fired retirements, while NERC approved its summer reliability assessment.
RTOs Prepared for Summer Peaks, but Reserve Margins Shrinking
MISO and ISO-NE said they have sufficient resources to meet summer demand but warned that their reserve margins are shrinking due to plant retirements.
UPDATE: Incoming PJM CEO Ott Expects Challenges from an Industry in Transition
Andy Ott, PJM’s executive vice president of markets, will replace Terry Boston as president and CEO later this year, PJM announced Wednesday.

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