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EPA
EPA Good Neighbor Plan Expected to Accelerate Coal Plant Retirements
EPA announced details of its Good Neighbor Plan to slash emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides; the rules will affect power plants in 23 states.
EPA
EPA Proposes Tighter Coal Plant Wastewater Regs
The revised Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards would build on standards set under President Obama but weakened under President Trump.
Ohio General Assembly
Householder Convicted in FirstEnergy Bribery Case
The former Ohio House Speaker was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy over donations FirstEnergy paid a dark money group controlled by him to win favors.
Vistra
Vistra Pays more than $3 Billion for Energy Harbor
Vistra agreed to buy Energy Harbor and will create a new unit with 7.8 GW of zero-carbon generation, separate from its 32 GW of fossil fuel plants.
PJM Interconnection
PJM Capacity Prices Jump in 5 Regions
PJM capacity prices dropped in much of the RTO for delivery year 2024/25, but ratepayers in five regions will face increases due to locational constraints.
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
Texas Lawmakers Push to Save Retiring Coal Plant
Texas politicians are making a last-ditch push to save a 37-year-old coal plant in East Texas that they say has another 22 years of useful life.
PJM
PJM Whitepaper to Highlight Future RA Concerns
New capacity being installed on PJM’s grid may not keep pace with rate of retirements and accelerating load growth, according to a pending PJM whitepaper.
Shutterstock
DOE Announces $2.5B for Carbon Capture Projects
DOE is targeting the dirtiest and hardest-to-decarbonize electric power and industrial plants with $2.5 billion for "transformative" carbon capture projects.
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EPA Reaffirms Power Plant Mercury Regulations
EPA reaffirmed the legal basis for its MATS rule, but there will be no immediate impact, as the 519 plants affected are already in compliance.
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FERC OKs WEIM Changes for Washington Cap-and-trade Costs
The Western EIM tariff changes allow generators to include the costs of GHG compliance associated with Washington’s cap-and-trade program in their energy bids.

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