October 7, 2024

Coal

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RGGI Centers Environmental Justice in 3rd Program Review
Phelps Turner with Conservation Law Foundation Maine says RGGI should allocate at least 70% of program investments to overburdened communities.
NLC India
CGEP Talks Repurposing Infrastructure for Low-carbon Energy
A Center on Global Energy Policy webinar focused on the need to repurpose trillions in energy infrastructure to carry or accommodate low-carbon energy.
Duke Energy
NCUC Debates Best Path for Duke Coal Retirements
South Carolina sent the utility back to the drawing board for IRP revisions, while North Carolina looks to changes for Duke's 2022 IRP.
KRDO
Co-op Accuses Xcel of Coal Plant Mismanagement, Deception
A Colorado cooperative alleges Xcel Energy’s poor management of the Comanche 3 coal plant cost it "tens of millions" in repair costs and replacement power.
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CCS Needs a ‘Better Narrative,’ DOE Says
There is a lot of disagreement on the need for carbon capture and sequestration technology, but DOE’s Shuchi Talati believes that the conversation can change.
PJM
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Aug. 31, 2021
PJM is recommending using an installed reserve margin of 14.6%, slightly up from 14.4% required in 2020.
Prairie State Energy Campus
Illinois Energy Bill with Funding for Exelon’s Nukes Still Stuck
Illinois officials agree on subsidizing three Exelon nuclear plants, but the fate of the 1,600-MW Prairie State coal plant remains a contentious issue.
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PJM Examining Chemical Shortage
PJM is investigating whether the shortage of trona, a mineral used in sequestering emissions from coal units, is impacting generation in the RTO.
Earthjustice
Hawaii PUC Approves EDRP Plan for Oahu
Hawaii's PUC OK'd HECO's plan to create an emergency demand response program to help cover the expected energy shortfall caused by the shutdown of Oahu's AES plant.
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Panel: Structural Issues Hamper US Sustainable Investing
The U.S. lags other wealthy countries in prioritizing sustainable investing, participants in virtual panel hosted by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said last week. Despite progress in recent years, the panelists said, the mainstreaming of sustainable investing still faces structural hurdles, particularly at the institutional level, with financial service providers and …

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