As coal plants close, more calls for 100% renewable goals DURANGO, Colo. – The Sierra Club has been pushing Durango to commit to 100 percent locally produced and renewable electricity by 2050. The argument of petitioners, reports the Durango Herald, is that in addition to cutting carbon emissions, the local, renewable energy would create local … Continue reading As coal plants close, more calls for 100% renewable goals
Energy Dept disappoints US coal industry: no order keeping plants open The Trump administration has reneged on one aspect of a promise widely discussed throughout the 2016 presidential campaign: reviving the coal industry. President Donald Trump declared the United States coal industry would thrive under his watch, but the Trump administration and the Energy Department … Continue reading Energy Dept disappoints US coal industry: no order keeping plants open
Big Colorado Electric Utility May Shut 2 Coal Units Early Colorado’s largest electrical utility is considering shutting down two coal-fired generating units a decade earlier than planned and replacing them with power from a mix of wind, solar and natural gas. DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s largest electrical utility said Tuesday it is considering shutting down … Continue reading Big #Colorado Electric Utility May Shut 2 Coal Units Early
Will the U.S. Ever Build Another Big Coal Plant? The coal industry is contracting as plants retire and utilities replace them with natural gas and renewables About 16 percent of the U.S. coal fleet has retired in the past five years, but don’t expect major new coal-fired plants to fill that void. The federal government … Continue reading Will the U.S. Ever Build Another Big Coal Plant?
WV PSC testimony: Pleasants Plant deal could cost ratepayers $470 million A proposed deal for FirstEnergy subsidiaries to acquire a coal-fired power plant would likely cost customers $470 million over the next 15 years, according to testimony from an energy and environmental consultant filed with the state Public Service Commission Friday. David Schlissel, president of … Continue reading WV PSC testimony: Pleasants Plant deal could cost ratepayers $470 million
Do coal and nuclear need a helping hand? 5 essential reads The U.S. electricity grid, the sprawling network that delivers power to our homes and businesses, is changing rapidly – a point few experts will debate. But how policies should guide the future of the grid – and specifically which fuel sources should be used … Continue reading Do coal and nuclear need a helping hand? 5 essential reads
ERCOT approves Texas muni’s plan to mothball coal-fired plant The city of Garland, Texas, can mothball its 470-MW coal-fired plant in Grimes County starting October 17, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Thursday. In a suspension-of-operations notice filed July 19 with ERCOT, Garland said it is seeking to mothball its Gibbons Creek plant on … Continue reading ERCOT approves Texas muni’s plan to mothball coal – fired plant
Texas tops nation in energy creation and use, but who knew coal was on the rise here? Texas is the nation’s largest — and one of the world’s top — oil producers. A result is that Texas also leads the nation in energy consumption by a wide margin. Texas uses a little more energy than … Continue reading #Texas tops nation in energy creation and use, but who knew coal was on the rise here?
Interim FERC Chairman: Coal and Nuclear ‘Need to Be Properly Compensated’ One of Neil Chatterjee’s top priorities in his new role as interim chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is to ensure coal and nuclear power receive some form of compensation for the “resilience and reliability” benefits they provide to the U.S. electric system. … Continue reading Interim FERC Chairman: Coal and Nuclear ‘Need to Be Properly Compensated’
America’s other coal job, ignored by politicians, is dying fast A couple of months ago, Donald Trump was cheering a new coal mine in Pennsylvania that will put 70 people to work — good news for a president whose pledge to revive the industry helped get him elected. But a bigger group of coal workers … Continue reading America’s other coal job, ignored by politicians, is dying fast
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