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Michael leaves 1.2 million without power, but coal ash pits intact
Hurricane Michael has reached the Carolinas, but Duke said the damages wrought on its coal ash pits by Florence are repaired and the sites are not a concern.
By Catherine Morehouse • Oct. 12, 2018
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GE turbine troubles 'significant' but not end of its power business, analyst says
GE is facing performance problems with its most advanced gas turbine, which faces a $71 billion order backlog, but there is still hope for the turbine business, one analyst says.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 12, 2018
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Largest wind project in hemisphere approved for New Mexico, but transmission tie in limbo
Regulators approved a 2.2 GW wind farm but last month turned back an application for a transmission line that is supposed to deliver the clean energy to California markets.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 12, 2018
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PJM CEO urges FERC to move on resilience as Trump coal bailout looms
A market-based rule for grid resilience would be preferable to a federal bailout, the head of the nation's largest wholesale power market told senators Thursday.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 11, 2018
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Gulf Power: 'Unprecedented' storm may require system rebuild
The hurricane is estimated to be the strongest to hit the U.S. in 50 years and Southern Company is reducing output at two units of its Alabama nuclear plant as a "precautionary measure" as the storm continues northeast.
By Catherine Morehouse • UPDATED: Oct. 11, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.
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AEP to shutter 1,590 MW Ohio coal plant two years ahead of schedule
American Electric Power analyzed the results of recent power auctions before coming to the conclusion that it will shutter its Conesville coal plant by the end of May 2020.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2018
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Westmoreland Chapter 11 marks 4th major US coal company to declare bankruptcy
Westmoreland Coal will join producers Peabody Energy, Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources, who found the sector's headwinds too much to overcome.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2018
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Gulf coast utilities brace for Michael, strongest storm in Florida panhandle history
The storm will be a test for Duke Energy, whose outage management system failed last year during Hurricane Irma.
By Catherine Morehouse • UPDATED: Oct. 10, 2018 at 5:07 p.m.
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Montana case could set FERC precedent for paired storage treatment under PURPA
A utility and developer are battling at FERC over whether wind-plus-storage facilities qualify under the federal law, which compels utilities to purchase power from small renewable generators.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 09, 2018
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GE sells $1B portfolio of energy assets
The sale of approximately 20 investments to Apollo Global Management continues GE's efforts to streamline the business.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 09, 2018
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Federal regulators OK $6B CenterPoint-Vectren merger
Shares of CenterPoint initially fell when the deal was announced in April on concerns it was paying too much, but since then, have risen about 8.5%.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 09, 2018
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Mountain Valley stalled, Atlantic Sunrise cleared for service in busy pipeline week
The diverging fortunes of the two Appalachian projects illustrate the struggle between environmental advocates and natural gas companies over the siting and construction of new pipelines.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 05, 2018
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First US freshwater offshore wind project gets DOE approval, funding proposal
Federal regulators determined the Ohio Icebreaker Wind project, opposed by the coal company Murray Energy, will not have a "significant" environmental impact.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 05, 2018
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Trump administration tackles pipeline cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Energy and the Department of Homeland Security this week co-chaired a meeting with the oil and gas industry to address how pipelines can be protected from cyberattacks.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 05, 2018
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Illinois regulators seek to appease greens, Vistra with coal plant emission rules
The Illinois Pollution Control Board modified its plan to change emissions accounting methods, attempting to satisfy both environmentalists and coal plant owner Vistra Energy.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 05, 2018
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Con Ed plans renewable gas, LNG storage facilities amid pipeline constraints
The utility wants to turn waste into natural gas and build two to five compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas storage sites to address rapidly growing demand in New York City and Westchester County.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 05, 2018
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Russian hackers indicted for targeting nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric
The hackers allegedly tried to steal the login credentials for Westinghouse employees involved in advanced nuclear reactor development — a common tactic in cyberattacks.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 05, 2018
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Brattle: Nevada could cost-effectively deploy 1 GW of energy storage by 2030
The state is revamping the planning process for its utilities, and the Public Utilities Commission is considering establishing an energy storage target.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 04, 2018
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Coal lobby pleased as Trump nominates ally McNamee to FERC
The Department of Energy official is expected to align closer with White House priorities than former Commissioner Robert Powelson, who stepped down in August.
By Gavin Bade • UPDATED: Oct. 4, 2018 at 9:40 a.m.
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FERC authorizes expansion of US-Mexico pipeline
Kinder Morgan expects the new expansion capacity to come online in 2020. The rise in natural gas exports to Mexico comes as President Trump pushes for the United States to achieve "energy dominance."
By Robert Walton • Oct. 03, 2018
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Connecticut agencies say Millstone 'at risk' as Dominion seeks boost in clean energy RFP
If the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority agrees Dominion's Millstone nuclear plant is 'at risk,' it could receive above-market rates in Connecticut's solicitation for zero emission resources.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 03, 2018
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PJM recasts capacity repricing in market reform filing at FERC
The generator is trying for a second time to boost revenues for coal and gas generators in its capacity market after federal regulators threw out its market rules in June.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 03, 2018
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Deep DiveAhead of FERC storage order deadline, new rules begin to take shape in PJM
PJM Interconnection's straw proposal gives a glimpse into how energy storage might participate more in wholesale markets.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 02, 2018
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S&P downgrades Georgia Power's partners in Vogtle nuclear project
After hammering out a last-minute agreement to keep the nuclear project alive, the munis and cooperative utilities in the Vogtle nuclear project are hit with downgrades.
By Peter Maloney • Oct. 02, 2018
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EPA MATS rollback threatens DOE carbon capture priorities, critics warn
Allowing utilities to stop using pollution scrubbers mandated under the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards could raise the price for coal plants to adopt carbon capture, proponents of the technology said.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • Oct. 02, 2018