November 22, 2024

coal-fired generation

Coal Seeks ‘Resiliency’ Premium; FERC ‘Fuel Wars’ Coming?
Coal's best hope may be that FERC adopt the DOE grid study's recommendation to lean on RTOs to value on-site fuel storage as a proxy for resiliency.
FirstEnergy CEO Says Country Heading for Natural Gas ‘Disaster’
FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones said that he thinks the “country is heading for a disaster” because of its over-reliance on natural gas for generating power.
DOE Approves Emergency Dispatch of Yorktown Units
PJM secured U.S. Department of Energy approval to dispatch Dominion's shuttered Yorktown units to address reliability issues in Virginia.
PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Briefs
PJM announced at last week’s Markets and Reliability Committee meeting that a scheduled vote on new pseudo-tie provisions would be postponed.
PJM Markets and Reliability Committee Preview
A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability Committee.
Trump Policies Likely Little Help to Coal; May Aid China
While interest groups and coal-state lawmakers praised President Trump's recent executive order, most reactions ranged from skepticism to derision.
MISO Reliability Subcommittee Briefs
The Reliability Subcommittee is concerned about the reliability of MISO’s frequency response under a changing resource mix.
FERC Approves Sale of Doomed New York Coal Plants
FERC on approved the sale the same day Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed the generators would “transition” away from coal.
SPP Report Shows 16% Decrease in Coal Generation
The SPP State of the Market report said coal-fired resources accounted for 52.1% of generation in the fall of 2015, compared to 62.7% in 2013.
MISO: Coal Retirements, Gas Prices, Flexibility Key to CPP Compliance Costs
Additional retirements of coal-fired generation could increase MISO production costs by as much as $97B, according to an analysis of the Clean Power Plan.

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