October 6, 2024

Coal

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.
Shutterstock
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.
Steven Baltakatei Sandoval, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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.
Energy Innovation
Report: IRA Makes Renewables Cheaper than Virtually All US Coal Plants
A new report found that nearly all coal plants studied “are more expensive to run than replacing their generation capacity with either new solar or wind.”
Form Energy
Xcel to Pilot Long-duration Storage at Retired Sites
Xcel Energy plans to pilot long-duration storage systems at two of its retiring coal plant sites, part of an accelerated timeline to transition away from coal.
Duke Energy
North Carolina Regulators Approve Duke’s 1st Carbon Plan
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved Duke Energy's first carbon plan to comply with state law calling for carbon neutrality by 2050.
TVA
TVA to Repurpose Coal Ash Dump with Solar Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority will embark on a $216 million pilot project to install solar panels on top of a sealed coal ash dump.

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