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Duke Energy: Combined cycle gas units cheaper than expected
Installed capacity costs for combined cycle gas facilities are now commonly below $1,000/kW.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015 -
Texas grid sets new electricity demand record
For the first time in the history of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, hourly demand soared above 69,000 MW.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015 -
PJM: Power plant retirements under draft carbon rules could threaten reliability
Analysis by PJM Interconnection, albeit based on the draft rules, shows compliance with the Clean Power Plan could threaten grid reliability under some scenarios.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015 -
EPA plans to fix MATS rule by spring 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected portions of the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, but the agency said it can show a cost-benefit analysis that justifies the rule by mid-April.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015 -
Texas heat pushes ERCOT to break electricity demand records
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas set three demand records in two days last week, in the midst of a lengthy heat wave last week.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Energy Future Holdings taps Hunt consortium to buy Oncor
A consortium of investors headed by Hunt Consolidated will purchase Oncor out of bankruptcy in a deal expected to be upwards of $18 billion.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Filings reveal Hawaiian Electric hired NextEra as fuels consultant on controversial LNG project
An acquisition agreement filed with regulators in Hawaii shows HECO must confer with NextEra, which is purchasing the utility for more than $4 billion, on a range of issues.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Opposition to Clean Power Plan eyes courts as only viable route to repeal EPA rule
Opponents of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan are gearing up for a court fight, saying Congress can do little to turn back the rules now.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Dynegy slams AEP and FirstEnergy in Ohio re-regulation battle
A return to regulated rates in Ohio would simply help the weakest generators, according to Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Opinion
How renewable energy can save utilities money
Former Colorado regulators Ron Binz and Ron Lehr reveal how one utility saved money by investing in wind and solar.
By Ron Binz and Ron Lehr • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Dominion CEO predicts gap in renewables development from 2017 to 2020
But once states begin setting their Clean Power Plan compliance strategies, credits could essentially double, according to the CEO.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
We Energies asks regulators to block other utilities' power plant proposals
We Energies has proposed selling its own excess power to other utilities, as it claims it has an oversupply.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Judge: SCE violated rules in talks with regulators over SONGS
Fines for ex parte communications on the San Onofre closure could reach $34 million.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 10, 2015 -
Is 28% renewables by 2030 possible without the wind PTC?
Wind’s capability to provide its share may hinge on whether Congress extends its tax credit.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 8, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Will the Clean Power Plan actually change anything in the power sector?
Critics have been hammering the plan all week for being too modest in its emissions goals. Do they have a point?
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 7, 2015 -
Clean Power Plan compliance options could drive states to join RGGI
Northeast states may find Clean Power Plan compliance easier if they join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 7, 2015 -
NRG expects 2016 startup for Texas carbon capture coal plant
Once operational, the project will capture about 90% of carbon emissions from the 240-MW WA Parish coal facility.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 7, 2015 -
Newly planned 900 MW gas plant will help meet ISO-NE capacity concerns
The 900 MW facility would be the most efficient in New England, project developer said.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Duke Energy misses earnings, spending on new nuclear plant remains slow
The utility is continuing to develop the Lee nuclear facility in South Carolina, but lower demand growth has slowed the process and spending has ground to a halt.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
The other death spiral utilities are beginning to deal with
Key corporate customers are clamoring for more renewables, and will get it from someone else if the utility won't provide.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 6, 2015 -
DOE funds research to use CO2, rather than steam, in coal plants
Supercritical CO2 power cycles are seen as crucial for new and modified coal plants to meet the EPA's new source pollution standards, released this week.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 6, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Devil's in the details: What's in the EPA's final Clean Power Plan
The EPA made significant changes to state baselines, efficiency, nuclear power and more, but its biggest move could be the release of a federal implementation plan.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 5, 2015 -
Entergy: Industrial sales decline, but new growth on the way
Billed volumes declined, but the integrated energy company said new industrial and expansion projects which came online last quarter will help boost demand.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 5, 2015 -
Efficiency block cut in final Clean Power Plan designed to ease legal worries
Conventional wisdom has the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan eventually landing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. But experts say the final regulations appear to have been tweaked to survive just such a challenge.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 5, 2015 -
Ameren scraps plans for new Missouri nuke
The company said long-term demand forecasts and the declining cost of alternative generation were partially behind the decision.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 4, 2015