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EIA: Gas plant construction costs fell 30% in 2015
The average cost to install utility-scale solar systems and wind turbines also fell 21% and 12% respectively between 2013 and 2015.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2017 -
Coal interests square off against proposed Illinois gas plant
Houston-based EmberClear wants to build a 1.1 GW combined-cycle plant near Springfield, IL, but opponents say it will threaten an existing coal plant.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2017 -
Shell wades into the power sector with bid for Texas retail provider MP2 Energy
The retail power supplier boasts a diverse energy portfolio, including wind, solar and gas, as well as 550 MW of demand response capacity in Texas.
By Robert Walton • July 6, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Pressed duck: Clipping the curve with energy storage
Building on Arizona's cheap solar-plus-storage PPA could present a new way to mitigate the duck curve, but the utility that signed it is skeptical.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
After Kemper, new 'clean coal' plants face long odds
Carbon capture technology works, but new plants are unlikely while gas prices are low and carbon remains unregulated.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2017 -
DC Circuit strikes down Trump delay of EPA methane rule
The Trump EPA can still rewrite Obama-era standards on methane emissions, but it must do so with existing rules on the books, the court ruled Monday.
By Robert Walton • July 5, 2017 -
Texas regulators say it's time to move past NextEra's bid for Oncor
The Public Utilities Commission of Texas has now rejected NextEra's $18.7 billion bid for a third time.
By Robert Walton • July 5, 2017 -
Exelon notifies NRC of plans to close the Three Mile Island nuclear facility
The utility announced plans to shutter the 852 MW nuclear plant by September 2019 after it failed to clear the PJM capacity auction in May.
By Robert Walton • July 5, 2017 -
Southern, Wartsila team up on new flexible gas-fired plants
The companies signed an MOU last week to develop two gas plants as large as 450 MW each.
By Peter Maloney • July 5, 2017 -
Massachusetts targets 200 MWh of energy storage by 2020
The state passed an energy storage mandate more than a year ago and told energy regulators to craft the final target.
By Krysti Shallenberger • June 30, 2017 -
Senate fast-tracks new version of bipartisan energy reform bill
Legislation crafted by the leaders of the Senate Energy Committee is back on the table after stalling in a conference committee with the House last year.
By Gavin Bade • June 30, 2017 -
And then there was one: FERC Commissioner Honorable steps down today
FERC Commissioner Colette Honorable's departure leaves only one regulator at the agency and three nominees pending in the Senate.
By Krysti Shallenberger • June 30, 2017 -
Enbridge halts $3.2B Access Northeast natural gas pipeline for now
Developers say the Northeast region needs more natural gas, but how to pay for a large pipeline expansion is the big question.
By Robert Walton • June 30, 2017 -
New Jersey rejects wetlands permit for PennEast gas pipeline
Company officials say they are still moving forward on the 120-mile line that would originate in northeastern Pennsylvania and run to a Transco pipeline interconnection in New Jersey.
By Robert Walton • June 30, 2017 -
Trump announces nuclear policy review in DOE speech
The president culminated his "Energy Week" with a speech touting deregulation and announcing a series of federal energy initiatives.
By Gavin Bade • June 29, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Gas plants or renewables? New LBNL study helps utilities compare the risks
A financial tool based on probabilities could make generation investments easier for utilities and IPPs.
By Herman K. Trabish • June 29, 2017 -
Citing 'Hughes v. Talen,' court rejects challenge to Connecticut's renewable RFP
The Allco case's interpretation of Hughes — the first from a federal court — is likely to have implications on challenges to nuclear subsidies in Illinois and New York.
By Peter Maloney • June 29, 2017 -
Default looms as Puerto Rico utility restructuring deal fails
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's oversight board rejected a $9 billion restructuring deal this week, leaving the utility few options beyond a court-supervised bankruptcy proceeding.
By Peter Maloney • June 29, 2017 -
Southern suspends work on Kemper coal gasification units
The announcement comes days after Mississippi regulators asked the utility to prepare a plan for the plant to run solely on natural gas.
By Gavin Bade • June 28, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Energy Week: Perry touts all-of-the-above strategy in push for 'energy dominance'
The DOE head reiterated support for baseload generation ahead of the release of a highly-anticipated power sector review.
By Krysti Shallenberger • June 28, 2017 -
Navajo Nation votes to keep 2,250 MW coal plant operating
The Navajo Council voted 18-4 to approve a new lease, allowing the Navajo Generating Station plant to continue operating through 2019.
By Robert Walton • June 28, 2017 -
EPA moves to rescind WOTUS rule
The "Waters of the U.S." rule would be replaced with language that was in place prior to its promulgation in 2015.
By Robert Walton • June 28, 2017 -
ISO-NE lays out retirement options for Dominion's Millstone nuke
The plant has capacity obligations to continue generating through May 2021, but the ISO said Dominion could transfer those to a third party.
By Peter Maloney • June 28, 2017 -
Southern Co. unit forms alliance with Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Southern will bring its experience at designing and building distributed generation solutions, mostly to commercial and industrial customers, to the partnership.
By Peter Maloney • June 28, 2017 -
Updated: Cyberattacks targeted US nuclear sites this year, report says
It is unclear if the attacks, reported by E&E News, are related to a wave of malware spreading across Europe, impacting Ukrainian power firms and the Chernobyl nuclear site.
By Robert Walton • June 27, 2017
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