Trump can’t save coal—even the Kentucky Coal Museum is using rooftop solar The Trump administration is repealing the Clean Power Plan and proposing to extend the life of the defunct U.S. coal industry by providing it with taxpayer-funded subsidies. The proposal is the equivalent of having offered subsidies to hay producers in order to keep … Continue reading Trump can’t save coal—even the Kentucky Coal Museum is using rooftop solar→
Gas loses ERCOT fuel mix share to wind, coal in September Wind and coal-fired generation’s share of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ fuel mix rose month on month in September, while natural gas-fired units’ cut slipped below 50%, a mark held for two months, as less cooling load and strong winds pushed more peaking … Continue reading Gas loses ERCOT fuel mix share to wind, coal in September→
DOE’s Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule Offers Hope for Nearly Extinct Coal, Nuclear Plants The U.S. Department of Energy’s recently-proposed grid resiliency rule offers new hope for nearly-extinct coal plants and endangered nuclear power plants operating in competitive organized wholesale power markets and, if successful, would deliver results on one of President Donald Trump’s signature campaign … Continue reading DOE ’s Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule Offers Hope for Nearly Extinct Coal, Nuclear Plants→
Vistra to shutter East Texas coal-fired power plant The Monticello power station, one of Texas’ largest coal-fired plants, will close permanently next year, costing about 200 workers their jobs, the Irving company Vistra Energy said Friday. The 1,800-megawatt power plant, which opened more than 40 years ago, is the latest in a string of coal … Continue reading #Vistra to shutter East Texas coal – fired power plant→
Coal Industry Continues to Fight Tough Battle The coal industry remains beleaguered, with challenges from domestic and international markets. In the United States, strong competition from natural gas, stringent regulations and additional impetus to solar and wind power generation through the extension of tax credits are steadily luring away utility operators from coal. In the … Continue reading Coal Industry Continues to Fight Tough Battle→
As DOE seeks to boost coal, Luminant to shut major Texas plant Luminant’s announcement that it plans to retire its Monticello coal plant comes as the debate over the Department of Energy’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on providing compensation for baseload generation heats up. In the most recent development, Energy Secretary Rick Perry defended … Continue reading As DOE seeks to boost coal, Luminant to shut major Texas plant→
This Coal Power Subsidy Is Nuts Energy Secretary Rick Perry has hit upon a strategy to prevent blackouts and, coincidentally, subsidize struggling nuclear and coal-fired power plants. It’s the squirrel strategy. Perry sent a letter last week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, directing it to come up with a rule that would change how … Continue reading This Coal Power Subsidy Is Nuts→
What happens when the coal and nuclear plants close? Whether this is the beginning of a great new era of American energy or a disaster in the making is the subject of much debate. And now add another voice to the mix, as the research firm IHS Markit warned in a report released Tuesday that … Continue reading What happens when the coal and nuclear plants close?→
Long-Term Scenarios for Coal, Nuclear Power, and Natural Gas In May, Southern Company cancelled the nation’s major coal sequestration project. This action was followed by the shutdown of massive nuclear construction projects in South Carolina, announced in July. An August decision in by Duke Power to suspend plans for nuclear construction in Florida added another … Continue reading Long-Term Scenarios for Coal, Nuclear Power, and Natural Gas→
No, resiliency arguments won’t save coal DOE’s grid study misses the main future threats to system reliability and resiliency, SparkLibrary’s cofounder Alex Gilbert argues After months of waiting for DOE’s controversial baseload study, with political lobbying and leaked reports galore, the energy world was braced for a groundbreaking study. Clean energy advocates worried that DOE … Continue reading No, resiliency arguments won’t save coal→
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