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Competitive Generators Look to the Supreme Court After Seventh Circuit Declines Rehearing on Nuclear Subsidies

October 11, 2018 admin capacity market, capacity market reform, courts, epsa, Illinois, Legal & Regulatory, New York, news, NRG, Nuclear, nuclear subsidies, pjm, second circuit, seventh circuit, Supreme Court, zecs

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to rehear a case that challenges nuclear subsidies in Illinois, effectively dealing a blow to a group of competitive generators, which have fought the measure for several years. In an order issued on October 9, the appellate court said its full judicial panel had voted to deny […]

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EPA Advances Proposed Changes to Mercury Rule

October 7, 2018 admin Business, Coal, courts, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, History, Legal & Regulatory, MATS, news, supplemental finding, Technology, white house

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed it has submitted proposed changes to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) to the White House for review, despite urging by the industry to let the rule stand. EPA spokesperson John Konkus told POWERon October 2 that the agency does not intend to withdraw the existing MATS. It […]

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New York Gas Plant Comes Online Despite Opposition

October 7, 2018 admin clean air act, competitive power ventures, courts, cpv, EPA, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, New York, news, siemens, title v permit, valley energy center

The Valley Energy Center in Orange County, New York, entered commercial operation on October 1 despite complaints from local officials and area residents about noise from the plant, among other concerns. Community members spoke out against the plant at public hearings last week, saying they have felt sick when the plant has undergone test runs […]

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Can Coal and Nuclear Power Plants Be Saved?

October 2, 2018 admin Business, Coal, competitive markets, courts, early retirement, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, reliability, resiliency, zero emissions credits

It’s no secret that U.S. nuclear and coal-fired power plants are struggling to remain viable in competitive markets. Many plants have been retired for economic reasons long before the facilities reached the

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Lawsuits Raise Stakes on Vogtle Nuclear Expansion Vote

September 13, 2018 admin Business, Construction, courts, jea, lawsuit, Legal & Regulatory, meag power, news, Nuclear, nuclear power plant, power purchase agreement, ppa, Vogtle

As a vote by owners on the fate of the Vogtle nuclear expansion project hangs in the balance, the City of Jacksonville, Florida, and JEA—the city’s municipal utility that serves about 458,000 electric customers—filed a complaint in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida on September 11 asking for declaratory judgment on a power purchase […]

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Several States Urge Federal Court to Rule on Clean Power Plan

September 5, 2018 admin ace rule, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, news, oral arguments, Supreme Court, Technology

Seventeen states have asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject the Trump administration’s efforts to further delay the court’s decision on legal challenges to the Clean Power Plan. In a filing with the court on September 4, the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, […]

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A Brief History of the Clean Power Plan

August 21, 2018 admin affordable clean energy rule, Business, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, Environmental, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, news, Renewables, tailoring rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule to replace the Clean Power Plan—a rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from existing coal-fired power plants. The new “Affordable Clean Energy” rule sets GHG guidelines for states to set standards for performance for existing coal-fired power plants. The proposal is the newest development in a […]

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Judge Rules New York Gas Plant Can Resume Startup Tests

August 15, 2018 admin courts, dec, Gas, judge, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, New York, news, valley energy center

A New York Supreme Court judge on August 15 said Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) can resume startup tests at its new natural gas-fired power plant in Wawayanda. The decision Wednesday from Judge Roger D. McDonough came one day after CPV sued New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). CPV is seeking an injunction allowing it […]

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EPA Will Not Revisit Obama-Era NAAQS for Ozone

August 2, 2018 admin Business, casc, Coal, courts, D.C. Circuit, Environmental, EPA, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, NAAQS, news, Obama, ozone, Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not intend to revisit national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone that the Obama administration issued in 2015, a court filing shows. The agency said in its final status report submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on August 1 that it has reviewed […]

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Court affirms graft, multiple falsification raps against Paulate, aide

July 16, 2018 admin corruption, courts, Graft, latest stories, roderick paulate, Sandiganbayan, Today's Breaking News

THE Sandiganbayan has denied a motion by actor-turned-Quezon City councilor Roderick Paulate to dismiss graft and falsification charges against him and his liaison over the hiring of 30 alleged ghost employees eight years ago. In their motion, Paulate and Vicente Bajamunde argued that the charges lacked merit because of the time it took government prosecutors […]

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