Coal: Saskatchewan’s Other Black Gold To much of the world, coal is already the fossil fuel of the past. But Saskatchewan isn’t giving up on it yet—and it believes burying the evidence might be the answer Saskatchewan appears set to become the last province in Canada to burn coal in its power plants, despite its … Continue reading Coal : Saskatchewan’s Other Black Gold
El Paso Electric Is Proud to Be 100% Coal Free El Paso Electric celebrated the milestone of becoming Texas and New Mexico’s first coal-free utility at an event held in downtown El Paso Wednesday. The Sierra Club joined speakers from across the city to mark this achievement. Over the last several years, El Paso Electric … Continue reading #El_Paso_Electric Is Proud to Be 100% Coal Free
PSE’s coal-fired power plant in Montana to close two units BILLINGS, MONT. A large Montana coal plant serving utility customers across the Pacific Northwest agreed Tuesday to shut down two of its four units by 2022 and limit pollution from the plant until that happens, under a settlement with environmentalists who sued over emission violations. … Continue reading #PSE ’s coal – fired power plant in Montana to close two units
State electric grid expansion would add coal-heavy utility e manager of California’s electricity grid is chasing windmills in Wyoming as a way to help the state meet its clean-energy goals. But some see the plan as a billionaire’s pipe dream, wondering: How will the California Independent System Operator achieve its goals by tapping an out-of-state … Continue reading State electric grid expansion would add coal – heavy utility
As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust GILLETTE, Wyo. — After Kullin Orcutt lost his job at the Peabody coal mine this spring, he knew what he needed to do: join the exodus. “Leave Gillette, leave the state,” he said. Mr. Orcutt is a third-generation miner and one of … Continue reading As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust
Coal Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years Coal production in the United States is plummeting to levels not seen since a crippling coal strike 35 years ago, according to a report released by the Energy Department on Friday. The coal industry in recent years has been plagued by bankruptcies as power utilities increasingly … Continue reading Coal Production Plummets to Lowest Level in 35 Years
Power sector coal demand has fallen in nearly every state since 2007 Consumption of steam coal used for electricity generation in the U.S. electric power sector fell 29% from its peak of 1,045 million short tons (MMst) in 2007 to an estimated 739 MMst in 2015. Consumption fell in nearly every state, rising only in … Continue reading Power sector coal demand has fallen in nearly every state since 2007
Major Milestone: More than 100,000 MW Worth of Coal-Fired Power Plants Retired Dynegy, Inc., a Houston, Texas-based electric utility, announced Tuesday that it will phase out the use of coal at units one and three at the Baldwin Power Station in Baldwin, Illinois and unit two at the Newton Power Station in Newton, Illinois, marking … Continue reading Major Milestone: More than 100,000 MW Worth of Coal-Fired Power Plants Retired
US Energy Storage Up, Coal Down, Down, Down In an interesting duo of energy stories this week, Arizona is getting two new innovative energy storage systems while Illinois is this close to losing up to 2300 megawatts of coal-fired power plant capacity. The news illustrates how quickly the country is transitioning to a low carbon … Continue reading US Energy Storage Up, Coal Down, Down, Down
Losing Model: Dynegy blames MISO market design for coal death Dynegy recently announced plans to shut down multiple Illinois coal-fueled units — 1,835 MW in total from MISO Zone 4. The decision to shut down operations at the Baldwin and Newton units was made after the plants, once again, failed to recover basic operating costs … Continue reading Losing Model: #Dynegy blames MISO market design for coal death
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