PJM Outlines for EPA the Need to Coordinate Outages Resulting From Coal Combustion Rule PJM, as the independent system operator and planning authority for the grid spanning 13 states and the District of Columbia, last week asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the timing of proposed coal plant outages as generators plan upgrades … Continue reading PJM Outlines for EPA the Need to Coordinate Outages Resulting From Coal Combustion Rule→
Black Hills’ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) is an South Dakota-headquartered holding company with an eight-state service area shown below and 1.3 million natural gas and electric utility customers. In the map above, natural gas service areas are orange and electricity service areas are gray. Last year I rated Black Hills … Continue reading #Black_Hills ‘ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset→
MISO warns of potential winter capacity shortfalls, tight US coal supplies Midcontinent Independent System Operator is warning that it could face capacity shortfalls in January if there is high demand and high generation outages, while also raising concerns that generators across the Eastern US could have a hard time getting coal this winter. High gas … Continue reading MISO warns of potential winter capacity shortfalls, tight US coal supplies→
While coal makes a comeback, reduced supplies stoke fears over electrical grids PHILADELPHIA — Coal, a pariah fuel for climate activists, has made a quiet comeback this year in the post-lockdown economic resurgence. Coal stockpiles at power plants are getting so low that the regional electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, has taken steps to prevent … Continue reading While coal makes a comeback, reduced supplies stoke fears over electrical grids→
Siemens Energy to cut 7,800 jobs in face of coal phase-out Siemens Energy last year announced it would no longer bid in tenders to supply turbines to coal-fired power plants FRANKFURT: Siemens Energy, which supplies turbines to the power sector, will cut 7,800 jobs to counter a drop in demand for new coal-fired energy stations … Continue reading #Siemens_Energy to cut 7,800 jobs in face of coal phase-out→
How Steel Might Finally Kick Its Coal Habit In order to curb the industry’s prolific carbon emissions, the sector will have to transform how the material is traditionally made. Coal’s grip on the global electricity sector is loosening as more utilities and companies invest in renewable energy. But one major coal consumer—the steel industry—is finding … Continue reading How #Steel Might Finally Kick Its Coal Habit→
Wind power overtakes coal in Texas electricity generation Wind power surged past coal in Texas’ electricity mix for the first time in 2020, the latest sign of renewable energy’s rising prominence in America’s fossil fuel heartland. Texas has been at the forefront of a surge in wind power construction across the US, pulling in tens … Continue reading Wind power overtakes coal in #Texas electricity generation→
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