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Deal Announced to Close Louisiana Coal Unit

January 8, 2020 admin Arkansas, cleco, Coal, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Louisiana, natural gas, news, Renewables, Sierra Club, swepco

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 03:38:53 +0000

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The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Jan. 8 approved a plan to retire the Dolet Hills power plant, a coal-fired unit in Mansfield, Louisiana that serves part of the state. The Sierra Club, one of the environmental groups that had called for the plant’s closure, announced the Arkansas PSC had approved a settlement with Southwestern […]

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Hydro Plant Saved by Commission-Approved Agreement

November 7, 2018 admin cleco, entergy, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, Lousiana, Markets, news, Renewables, sabine pass authorities, swepco, toledo bend

Entergy Louisiana, Cleco Power, and Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) have secured a power sales agreement (PSA) to buy power generated by the 80-MW Toledo Bend hydroelectric plant—but only for five years. The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) on October 26 approved the PSA, providing new life, albeit briefly, for the 1963-licensed Toledo Bend project, […]

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