U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000

Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]

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IEA Says Global Coal Use at All-Time High, Will Remain Strong

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:57:12 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) in a new report said global use of coal, including for power generation, is expected to reach a record 8.77 billion tonnes this year. The […]

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Report Says $6.5 Billion in Unburned Coal Sitting at U.S. Power Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:04:19 +0000

A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says U.S. coal-fired power plants have as much as $6.5 billion of unused coal inventory, based on […]

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Hundreds of New Gas-Fired Power Units Planned as U.S. Gas Output Soars

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:26:17 +0000

The latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published Dec. 10 shows five states accounted for more than 70% of record U.S. natural gas production this year and […]

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Navigating Rising Power Demand and Avoiding Vendor Limitations

Credit to Author: Coy Wright| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:40:04 +0000

Utility companies are going headfirst into a whirlwind of challenges from increasing electricity demands and new sustainability initiatives, to meeting evolving customer expectations. Power demand in the U.S. is on […]

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