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Report: MISO boosts coal retirement projections in recent CPP analysis

Report: MISO boosts coal retirement projections in recent CPP analysis The U.S. Supreme Court’s stay of the Clean Power Plan has thrown planning processes into chaos, but but the Midwest ISO has gone ahead with a mid-term assessment that shows coal retirements could outstrip previous projections issued just months ago. In December, MISO projected as … Continue reading Report: MISO boosts coal retirement projections in recent CPP analysis

#Bruce_Mansfield coal power plant idled because of low power prices #FE

Bruce Mansfield coal power plant idled because of low power prices For almost three weeks, FirstEnergy Corp.’s largest coal plant, Bruce Mansfield in Shippingport, has been sitting idle with no restart date planned. The 340 workers employed there still come to work every morning — there’s plenty of maintenance work to be done, said Herman … Continue reading #Bruce_Mansfield coal power plant idled because of low power prices #FE

California muni ditches San Juan plant ownership to be coal free by the end of 2017

California muni ditches San Juan plant ownership to be coal free by the end of 2017 SVP’s decision to divest its stake in the controversial San Juan coal-generation station comes on the heels of a December 2015 decision by New Mexico’s utility regulators to allow PNM to continue burning coal at the coal plant while … Continue reading California muni ditches San Juan plant ownership to be coal free by the end of 2017

Coal power declines in Southwest Power Pool, aided by cheap gas, wind

Coal power declines in Southwest Power Pool, aided by cheap gas, wind Generation in the Southwest Power Pool is becoming more efficient and clean, and it’s being helped along by gas prices which have remained low all year. The grid operator said in a market report released in December that natural gas at the Panhandle … Continue reading Coal power declines in Southwest Power Pool, aided by cheap gas, wind

#Texas wind sets new records as gas, coal, nuclear generation shares decline

Texas wind sets new records as gas, coal, nuclear generation shares decline Natural gas and wind energy increased in significance for the Texas grid operator in 2015 as coal’s share of the generation mix continued to decline. The natural gas share of ERCOT’s electricity generation fell to 44.5% in November from 47.9% in October. It … Continue reading #Texas wind sets new records as gas, coal, nuclear generation shares decline

ERCOT scales back number of expected coal plant closings

ERCOT scales back number of expected coal plant closings New analysis from Texas’ power grid operator predicts that far fewer of the state’s coal plants will need to close to comply with new federal carbon emissions rules than previously expected. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas released a report Friday forecasting that about 4,000 megawatts’ … Continue reading ERCOT scales back number of expected coal plant closings