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Oklahoma Coal Plant Sets Closing Date After Losing PPA

August 29, 2018 admin aes shady point, Business, Coal, Gas, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Oklahoma, purpa, Renewables, Southwest Power Pool

An executive with the AES Shady Point coal-fired power plant in Oklahoma said the facility could close as soon as January after being notified its power purchase agreement (PPA) will not be extended. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. (OG&E) this month said it will not execute another five-year extension of a PPA between the two […]

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Losing Regulatory Approval Gamble, AEP Scraps $4.5B Wind Project

July 30, 2018 admin AEP, Arkansas, Business, Legal & Regulatory, Louisiana, news, Oklahoma, ptc, puc, regulatory, stoel rives, tax reform, Wind, wind catcher

American Electric Power (AEP) has abandoned its mammoth $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project, one of its largest planned investments, and a key part of its strategy to tamp down carbon emissions by 2030. Under AEP subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO)’s proposed Wind Catcher project, AEP would have acquired a 2-GW wind farm—under construction in […]

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