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EPA says broad language of Clean Air Act justifies Clean Power Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended the Clean Power Plan in its final brief with the Circuit Court, saying Congress gave it broad authority under the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions.
By Robert Walton • April 26, 2016 -
Report: Monsanto, Ameren eye deal on utility-backed legislation
It appears Ameren, looking to lobby support for a utility overhaul bill in Missouri, has struck a deal with large power consumer Monsanto, possibly resulting in lower rates for large power consumers, according to emails obtained by St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
By Robert Walton • April 26, 2016 -
Deep DiveWhat the Hughes v. Talen Supreme Court decision means for state power incentives
A narrow ruling means big questions still remain for renewable energy and recent power subsidies approved in Ohio.
By Robert Walton • April 25, 2016 -
Deep Dive
As utilities build toward RPS standards, costs, carve-outs raise concerns
An LBNL report shows utilities are largely meeting their renewable energy targets, but new challenges are emerging.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 25, 2016 -
West Virginia law could hamper CPP compliance, agency says
The state may need to participate in a national trading market for renewable energy credits, something West Virginia lawmakers banned last year.
By Robert Walton • April 25, 2016 -
Deep Dive
On Earth Day, natural gas is the power sector's biggest environmental problem
Gas played a big role in stabilizing U.S. emissions, but the world will need to look beyond the fuel if it wants to hit the goals laid out in the Paris Climate Accord.
By Gavin Bade • April 22, 2016 -
Weaker winds slowed wind energy output growth in 2015
The 5.1% increase in wind energy output last year was the smallest since 1999, EIA reports, thanks to slow wind speeds in the West.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 22, 2016 -
The US used less energy in 2015 with less waste, new report shows
Overall, Americans last year used 0.8 quadrillion BTU of energy less than in 2014, according to new data from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
By Robert Walton • April 22, 2016 -
Kinder Morgan pulls plans for Northeast pipeline
The pipeline, designed to move gas from the Marcellus Shale into Northeast markets, was scrapped for lack of transport commitments, Kinder Morgan said.
By Robert Walton • April 22, 2016 -
Con Edison to purchase stake in gas pipeline, storage venture for $975M
Consolidated Edison announced yesterday it was sinking $975 million into Stagecoach Gas Services, a new joint venture aimed at bringing gas supplies into the Northeast.
By Robert Walton • April 22, 2016 -
EPA grants 7 coal plants MATS compliance extensions
The compliance extensions follow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's cost-benefit analysis of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule, which it completed last week.
By Robert Walton • April 22, 2016 -
Florida court reverses governor's approval of FPL's 2 proposed nuclear units
The 3rd District Court of Appeals in Miami found Florida Power & Light’s plan to add capacity at its Turkey Point facility would have significant environmental impacts.
By Robert Walton • April 22, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Declining prices, stable outlook drive utilities, large companies to wind power
Natural gas is the new power sector leader, but utilities are increasingly looking to renewables, especially wind, as a hedge against long-term gas price volatility and future environmental regulations.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 21, 2016 -
MISO: Exelon's Clinton nuclear facility to operate until 2017, but future is hazy
The Illinois nuclear facility will operate through May 31, 2017, but will then require "urgent action," officials said, in order to remain open.
By Robert Walton • April 21, 2016 -
Green groups sue Duke Energy for Clean Water Act violations from coal ash
The Roanoke River Basin Association and the Southern Environmental Law Center announced last Monday that they will sue Duke Energy for violations of the federal Clean Water Act at its Mayo Steam plant.
By Shalina Chatlani • April 20, 2016 -
Georgia Power defends land purchase for potential new nuclear facility
Regulators, examining the company's 20-year integrated resource plan, questioned why they weren't informed before the utility purchased the land in Stewart County for a possible nuclear plant.
By Robert Walton • April 20, 2016 -
Minnesota judge urges higher carbon price to guide utility system planning
A Minnesota Administrative Law judge last week filed a report suggesting the state use higher, updated values for the cost of carbon emissions when determining how the state will get its electricity.
By Robert Walton • April 20, 2016 -
Updated: Supreme Court rules in FERC's favor in Hughes v. Talen power case
Not all incentive programs supporting in-state generation are illegal, the court ruled, but Maryland's initiative stepped on FERC's exclusive jurisdiction over wholesale market rates.
By Gavin Bade • April 19, 2016 -
Deep Dive
'Graceful transition': ISO-NE's CEO on how wholesale markets can ease decarbonization
A well-designed capacity market can help ensure reliability at high levels of renewable energy penetration, argues ISO-New England's Gordon van Welie.
By Gavin Bade • April 19, 2016 -
MISO: Capacity auction could see higher prices
The Midcontinent ISO’s planning resource auction produced higher clearing prices in several zones, the grid operator said last week. Cleared Planning Resources included more than 122,000 MW of generation.
By Robert Walton • April 19, 2016 -
EPA 'ties itself in knots' in CPP defense, opponents say
Opponents of the Clean Power Plan say the EPA "ties itself in knots" to explain how the emissions rules are both vitally important while not a significant change.
By Robert Walton • April 19, 2016 -
As EPA reaffirms MATS rule, coal interests promise more litigation
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court determined federal regulators should have completed a cost-benefit calculation before writing the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards rule.
By Robert Walton • April 19, 2016 -
ERCOT: Texas PUC mulling artificial inflation of power prices to boost grid reliability
Texas regulators are considering raising the reserve margin to 2,750 MW to incentivize future generation development, but some worry that will raise power prices.
By Robert Walton • April 18, 2016 -
A rough day for coal: Midwest utilities retire 2,000 MW
Older coal plants are retiring with increasing frequency, but last week more than a dozen units were shut down in a single day.
By Robert Walton • April 18, 2016 -
Exelon maintains microgrid push with Hartford, CT fuel cell project
Exelon subsidiary Constellation is building fuel cell microgrid in Hartford in a partnership with the city and Bloom Energy.
By Peter Maloney • April 18, 2016
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