November 24, 2024

coal plant retirements

DTE Energy
Michigan Dems Seek to End Coal-fired Plants by 2030
Michigan Democrats introduced climate bills that would end coal-fired electric generation by 2030 and mandate 100% renewable electric production by 2035.
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
IEEFA Report Forecasts Wave of Coal Power Retirements Through 2030
An energy market research group estimates 159 GW of coal-fired power production will be online in the U.S. in 2026, down half from a peak of 318 GW in 2011.
Shutterstock
EPA Proposes Tougher MATS Regs on Coal Power Plants
EPA last week took the next step in its campaign to clean up coal-fired power plants, proposing to strengthen the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
DOE
IRA Tax Credits Draw Clean Energy Projects to Coal Communities
Millions in new funding and bonus tax credits are heading to new clean energy projects in communities impacted by the closure of fossil fuel-based industries.
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PJM Chief: Retirements Need to Slow down
PJM needs to slow the pace of generation retirements to avoid reliability problems by 2030, CEO Manu Asthana told the Electric Power Supply Association.
ISO-NE
FCA 17 Shows Clean Energy Boost, Endgame for Coal in New England
ISO-NE touted its role in New England’s energy transition as it announced the final results of Forward Capacity Auction 17, for the 2026-27 procurement period.
Ameren Missouri
MISO Accreditation Impasse Persists at Workshop
MISO tried to quell unease over its intended capacity accreditation with a stakeholder workshop to show that its proposal lines up with a new report.
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.
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FERC State of the Markets Report Shows High Energy Prices for 2022
FERC released its State of the Market report, which showed some of the highest natural gas and power prices in years.
Monitoring Analytics
PJM Monitor: Rise in Fuel Costs Led to Record-high Prices in 2022
Average PJM LMPs doubled to a record-high $80/MWh last year, driven mostly by coal and natural gas prices, the RTO’s Independent Market Monitor reported.

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