Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat The Global Threat Of Coal? This week, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, a major set of rules and incentives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from America’s power plants. The plan requires each state to meet … Continue reading #Obama ‘s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat The Global Threat Of Coal?→
Newly planned 900 MW gas plant will help meet ISO-NE capacity concerns Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced the new project with Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky this week, touting the new facility for creating jobs and helping to manage the state’s already-high electricity rates. “The construction of this clean energy generation facility will create hundreds … Continue reading Newly planned 900 MW gas plant will help meet ISO-NE capacity concerns→
Nuclear: DOE’s investment in a clean energy future The Department of Energy (DOE) is committed to nuclear innovation, and making a big investment to prove it. DOE has released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts. DOE said the move is one of their first steps to increasing … Continue reading #Nuclear: DOE ‘s investment in a clean energy future→
Renewables May Soon Be Ready to Replace Nuclear Power in New York NEW YORK – New York state could soon be generating enough renewable energy to replace the nuclear power produced at the 40-year-old Indian Point Energy Center in Westchester County. This week, Governor Cuomo celebrated the “topping off” of construction of Solar City, a … Continue reading Renewables May Soon Be Ready to Replace Nuclear Power in #New_York→
Who Opposes The Clean Power Plan And Why? The Obama administration has just finished announcing the details of its Clean Power Plan and already there is fierce opposition to it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has taken the lead in the fight against the Clean Power Plan, even though his home state of Kentucky can … Continue reading Who Opposes The Clean Power Plan And Why?→
What CPP? Utilities already ahead of renewable goals The Clean Power Plan (CPP), officially released this week, is meant to help utilities reduce carbon emissions — among other things — but many utilities are well on their way already. Texas utility Austin Energy said that, while they support the implementation of the CPP, they have … Continue reading What CPP? #Utilities already ahead of renewable goals→
Good News: CO2 Emissions from Power Plants Hit 27-year Low Heat-trapping pollution from U.S. power plants hit a 27-year low in April, the Department of Energy has announced. A big factor was the long-term shift from coal to cleaner and cheaper natural gas, said Energy Department economist Allen McFarland. Outside experts also credit more renewable … Continue reading Good News: CO2 Emissions from Power Plants Hit 27-year Low→
FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a modified electronic dispatch method for certain wind and hydropower resources in the Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) market (ER15-1509), in order to help “manage localized congestion.” The FERC order, posted on July 27, accepts, in … Continue reading FERC Okays Electronic Dispatch of Wind and Hydro in ISO-NE Market→
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