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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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Ohio Lawmakers Announce Plan to Subsidize Nuclear Plants

April 14, 2019 admin Business, Coal, Gas, Legislative, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Ohio, pjm interconnection, Renewables, subsidies, surcharge

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:28:09 +0000

Ohio lawmakers on April 12 announced a plan to provide financial support to the state’s two nuclear power plants by adding a surcharge to customers’ electric bills. The bill’s supporters said it also would generate as much as $300 million annually for clean power generation in Ohio, though the measure calls for abolishing mandates for […]

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New Gas-Fired Plants Come Online in Michigan

April 1, 2019 admin Business, Gas, Michigan, natural gas, news, rice, Technology, upper peninsula, wartsila

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:10:12 +0000

Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. (UMERC) placed two new natural gas-fired generating stations into commercial operation on March 31, part of the company’s plan to reshape its generation fleet as it seeks to “balance reliability and customer cost with environmental stewardship.” UMERC, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, also retired the coal-fired 430-MW Presque Isle […]

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Gas Now Tops Coal in PJM, but Nuclear Still No. 1

March 19, 2019 admin Business, Coal, coal retirements, fuel supply, Gas, natural gas, news, Nuclear, nuclear retirements, pjm interconnection, polar vortex, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:22:55 +0000

A report from an independent market monitor for PJM Interconnection shows that natural gas-fired power generation topped coal-fired output in PJM in 2018, the first time that gas has topped coal in the history of the largest U.S. grid operator. The “2018 State of the Market” report from Monitoring Analytics LLC, which includes Volume 1 […]

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Energy Secretary Wants to Fast-Track U.S. LNG Export Projects

March 11, 2019 admin Asia, Business, cheniere, Dominion, export terminals, Gas, International, lng, lng exports, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Power Demand

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:09:41 +0000

Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. continue to rise, as the use of natural gas for power generation increases in countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, and Mexico. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that four U.S. LNG export facilities combined to ship 483 LNG cargoes in 2018, a […]

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FPL Developing More Solar, Set to Bring Big Gas Plant Online

March 6, 2019 admin Business, Florida, florida power & light, Gas, natural gas, news, Renewables, Solar

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 01:33:37 +0000

Florida Power & Light (FPL) on March 4 announced plans to build four new solar power plants this year, with each expected to come online in early 2020. The company has rapidly expanded its solar power portfolio in recent years; the four new plants will join 18 others already operating in the state. FPL also […]

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MDU Will Close Coal Units in Montana, North Dakota

February 19, 2019 admin Business, Coal, Gas, heskett station, lewis & clark station, mdu resources, Montana, natural gas, news, NORTH DAKOTA, retire

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 01:31:33 +0000

A subsidiary of MDU Resources Group on February 19 said it plans to close three of its coal-fired units at power plants in Montana and North Dakota. Montana-Dakota Utilities said it would partly replace the lost generation with a new simple-cycle gas-fired unit at the North Dakota site. The company on Tuesday said a biannual […]

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Governor to TVA: Keep Paradise Coal Unit Open

January 9, 2019 admin Business, Coal, combined cycle, Fuel, Gas, kentucky, Legislative, natural gas, news, paradise power plant, tennessee valley authority, TVA, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:50:07 +0000

In a letter addressed to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) CEO Bill Johnson, Kentucky Gov. Matthew G. Bevin said it “would be a huge mistake” to permanently shut down Paradise Unit 3—the last operating coal unit at the Paradise site in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky. According to the governor, “the impact on our economy and our region’s […]

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POWER Digest [January 2019]

January 1, 2019 admin Business, Coal, combined cycle, EDF, Finland, fortum, Gas, gulf energy development of thailand, hydropower, International, Italy, korea electric power company, korea hydro and nuclear power, mhps, mitsui, natural gas, nawah energy co., news, Nuclear, ojsc rogun hpp, paju energy service co., Renewables, salini impreglio, sk e&s co., South korea, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, UAE

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

EDF Inks Agreement for O&M Services at UAE Nuclear Plant. French nuclear power plant operator EDF will operate and maintain the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under a

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Natural Gas and Renewable Energy to Continue Leading the Market

January 1, 2019 admin battery storage, Business, Energy Storage, Gas, ge gas power, hydrogen, iir, industrial info resources, International, Markets, mhps, mitsubishi hitachi power systems, natural gas, news, O&M, Power Demand, power-gen international, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Cheap natural gas and social pressure to reduce carbon emissions give gas-fired power plants and renewable energy resources a competitive advantage over traditional coal and nuclear generation. Energy storage

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