March 10, 2025

coal plant retirements

Earthjustice
Counterflow: Clunker Poster Child
Are you up for a pop quiz today? See how you do answering Steve Huntoon's trivia questions on FirstEnergy's coal-fired W.H. Sammis plant.
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Overheard at GTM US Power Renewables Summit
Greentech Media’s inaugural U.S. Power & Renewables Summit drew an international crowd of energy sector participants to hear from industry leaders.
Chatterjee to Push Interim ‘Lifeboat’ for Coal, Nukes
FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee said he will seek an interim “lifeboat” to ensure the survival of struggling coal and nuclear plants.
Inland Mariners
FERC to Examine DTE Reactive Rate Reduction
FERC opened a fresh settlement proceeding to determine the fairness of DTE’s decreased revenue requirement for reactive power services.
Vistra Energy
ERCOT OKs Luminant Coal Retirements
ERCOT approved Luminant’s proposal to dispose of nearly 2,300 MW of coal-fired generation capacity in Texas.
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ERCOT: Sufficient Capacity for Winter, Spring
Despite the retirement of more than 3.5 GW of generation, ERCOT said it has enough installed capacity available.
Luminant
ERCOT Briefs
ERCOT approved the shutdown of two plants, including Luminant’s coal-fired Monticello facility in East Texas.
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Overheard at the TREIA GridNEXT Conference
The Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance GridNEXT conference brought together more than 100 stakeholders to discuss the latest trends.
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FERC Flooded with Comments on DOE NOPR
FERC received more than 200 comments on Rick Perry’s proposal, with coal and nuclear interests backing the idea and most other stakeholders rejecting it.
RTOs Reject NOPR; Say Fuel Risks Exaggerated
RTO officials and their Market Monitors unilaterally rejected Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to provide price supports to coal and nuclear plants.

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