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Utility Group Under Congressional Investigation Will Disband

May 13, 2019 admin Air pollution, bill wehrum, climate change, Coal, david harlow, emissions, EPA, Gas, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, uarg

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 17:47:07 +0000

A utility industry coalition that has often challenged stricter air pollution and climate rules for power generation said it will dissolve. The Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG), which has been under investigation from the House Energy and Commerce Committee due to its relationship with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) top air policy official and his […]

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EPA Will Issue Final Carbon Rules for Power Plants in June

May 7, 2019 admin ace rule, Business, carbon regulations, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, courts, Environmental, EPA, Gas, ghgs, heat rate, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, OMB, Technology, Trump

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 13:49:09 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to take final action to repeal the Clean Power Plan in June 2019, a federal court filing shows. The agency told the D.C. Circuit—in a May 6 status report—review of the Obama-era rule that sets the first carbon dioxide limits for existing power plants “continues to be a high […]

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EMP Threat Real but Limited, EPRI Says in Much-Anticipated Report

May 2, 2019 admin Business, Cybersecurity, DHS, DOE, emps, EPRI, ferc, gmd, grid resiliency, hemp, Legal & Regulatory, news, nuclear detonation, Physical security, Plant Design, power sector, Research and Development, Smart Grid, solar storms, T&D, Technology, Trump

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 13:35:50 +0000

Depending on the hazard field, electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) resulting from detonation of a nuclear weapon at high altitude or in space could cause significant damage to electronics on the bulk power system and even prompt a regional voltage collapse, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says in much-anticipated findings from its three-year study on high-altitude […]

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EMP Threat Real but Limited, EPRI Says in Anticipated Report

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 13:35:50 +0000

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Indiana Regulators Reject Vectren Plan for Gas Plant

April 24, 2019 admin a.b. brown generating station, Business, centerpoint, Coal, f.c. culley, Gas, indiana, iurc, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, news, vectren

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 18:09:49 +0000

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) on April 24 rejected Vectren’s proposal to build an 850-MW natural gas-fired power plant to replace two coal-burning units at its A.B. Brown Generating Station, along with another coal unit at a nearby plant. The commission said it based its decision on the potential financial risk to ratepayers who they said […]

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Federal Court Vacates Parts of Obama EPA’s ELG Rule

April 18, 2019 admin Business, Clean Water Act, Coal, coal ash, courts, effluent limitations guidelines, elgs, fifth circuit, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, Technology, timelines, trump epa, Wastewater, Water, water treatment

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:06:55 +0000

In a legal victory for environmental groups, a federal court has vacated key portions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) November 2015–promulgated effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) for steam electric power plants, deeming them “unlawful.” The decision adds a dramatic new element of uncertainty for the rule’s timeline, which the Trump administration has said it expects […]

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Dominion Brokers 10-Year Deal to Keep Millstone Nuclear Plant Open

April 16, 2019 admin avangrid, Business, dominion energy, Legal & Regulatory, millstone nuclear power station, news, Nuclear, united illuminating

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:22:44 +0000

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on April 15 announced the Millstone Nuclear Power Station will stay open for at least another decade, thanks to a deal between Dominion, the plant’s owner, and utilities Eversource and United Illuminating, a subsidiary of Avangrid. Millstone, like other U.S. nuclear power plants, has been challenged by rising operating costs and […]

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Nuclear Subsidy Dispute Now Rests with FERC, Competitive Generators Say

April 16, 2019 admin Business, calpine, climate change, courts, epsa, Exelon, Federal Court, ferc, Illinois, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, mopr, New Jersey, New York, news, NRG, Nuclear, nuclear subsidies, Ohio, Pennsylvania, pjm, pseg, second circuit, seventh circuit, Supreme Court, vistra, zecs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:41:28 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to reconsider industry-led challenges to state nuclear subsidy programs in New York and Illinois leaves the contentious matter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The high court on April 15 declined to accept petitions for review of decisions by the Second Circuit and Seventh Circuit, dealing a major blow […]

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PJM Will Hold Capacity Auction Under Current Rules in August

April 10, 2019 admin bra, Business, capacity auction, carbon pricing, Coal, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, market reforms, Markets, mopr, news, Nuclear, pjm, Renewables, reserve pricing, rps, states, subsidies

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:52:23 +0000

PJM Interconnection said it will hold its 2022–2023 capacity auction under current market rules on Aug. 14, 2019, though the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has yet to issue a decision on the grid operator’s plan to revamp its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR). In an April 10 filing, however, PJM asked FERC to clarify that […]

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N.C. Officials Order Duke Energy to Excavate Coal Ash Ponds

April 3, 2019 admin Business, Coal, coal ash, dan river, disposal, duke energy, Environmental, Georgia, Kingston, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, North Carolina, storage, TVA, Virginia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:56:50 +0000

North Carolina officials have ordered Duke Energy to excavate all its coal ash storage ponds in the state, saying the utility’s current plan for its coal ash sites does not sufficiently protect groundwater. The directive issued April 1 comes after regulators in other states, including Virginia, issued similar rulings regarding coal ash disposal in those […]

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