Sierra Club seeks reversal of emergency Yorktown power plant order The Sierra Club wants federal energy regulators to reconsider their emergency order allowing Dominion Energy’s coal-fired generators at Yorktown, which violate current air quality standards, to operate if necessary to meet summer demand. The environmental group disputed the Department of Energy’s finding that there is … Continue reading #Sierra_Club seeks reversal of emergency #Yorktown power plant order→
Local power plant sold to Canadian company An independent power plant in Morgan County has been sold to a Canadian energy company for $448 million. Edmonton-based Capital Power confirmed last week it has purchased the Decatur Energy Center from New York-based LS Power. The natural-gas-fired electrical generating plant is located off Alabama 20, outside the … Continue reading Local power plant sold to Canadian company→
Dynegy (DYN) to Sell Three Power Generating Assets for $300M Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) has reached agreement to sell three of its generating plants for approximately $300 million. Combined with the previously announced LS Power transaction, a total of approximately $780 million in aggregate sales proceeds will be used primarily for debt reduction. Lee Energy … Continue reading #Dynegy (#DYN) to Sell Three Power Generating Assets for $300M→
Plans for controversial Burrillville power plant pushed back a year PROVIDENCE — Invenergy has officially pushed back the opening of its proposed fossil fuel-burning power plant in Burrillville from 2019 to 2020. Although observers of the controversial proposal have long suspected that, because of protracted opposition, Invenergy would fail to meet its 2019 target date … Continue reading Plans for controversial Burrillville power plant pushed back a year→
Louisiana regulators approve 994 MW, combined-cycle power plant Entergy’s Entergy Louisiana on June 28 said that the Louisiana Public Service Commission has voted to approve construction of the Lake Charles Power Station, which is a 994 MW, combined-cycle power plant in Westlake. The company said that it expects to issue full notice to proceed to … Continue reading Louisiana regulators approve 994 MW, combined-cycle power plant→
As gas plants struggle, California seeks new flexible capacity strategies With up to 6 GW of gas plants at risk of closure, energy planners are scrambling for new compensation techniques and zero-carbon alternatives ccelerating clean energy and climate goals in California have policymakers thinking in unprecedented ways about how to manage the state’s power system. … Continue reading As gas plants struggle, California seeks new flexible capacity strategies→
Yorktown Units Allowed to Operate on Emergency Basis U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has issued an order allowing the coal-fired Yorktown Units 1 and 2 to operate on a limited basis for three months this summer to prevent uncontrolled power disruptions in the North Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Dominion Energy had planned to … Continue reading #Yorktown Units Allowed to Operate on Emergency Basis #DOM→
Panda Stonewall Gas Plant Starts Cranking out 778 Megwatts Panda Power Funds has commenced commercial operations at its 778-megawatt “Stonewall” combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power plant near Leesburg. The plant is capable of providing the electric power needs of up to 778,000 homes in the Washington metropolitan area, the company announced in a press release yesterday. … Continue reading #Panda #Stonewall Gas Plant Starts Cranking out 778 Megwatts→
Are Concerns About the Reliability of Natural Gas Electricity Generation Overblown? The United States has been powered by electricity for a century. Where that power comes from, however, has shifted dramatically over the last few years, as fracking technology dramatically lowered the cost of natural gas, and emissions regulations hampered the use of coal. Natural … Continue reading Are Concerns About the Reliability of Natural Gas Electricity Generation Overblown?→
CAISO launches initiative that could lend support to struggling generators Thanks to flush hydro reserves and an ever-expanding base of variable solar generation, the California ISO is experiencing more bouts of negative pricing and resource curtailment this spring than ever before. Those conditions are sparking concerns that generators may not be able to make sufficient … Continue reading CAISO launches initiative that could lend support to struggling generators→
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