A report by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory says that communities facing coal plant closures need to do a better job of preparing for the loss.

Nevada regulators approved a permit for NV Energy to build a 220-MW battery storage system at the former site of the Reid Gardner coal-fired plant.

PNM exhausted every alternative before postponing the retirement of the coal-fired San Juan plant until the end of this summer, a utility executive said.

PPL reported a positive first quarter during its earnings call after announcing earlier that it was raising its electricity rates in Pennsylvania by 38%.

Faced with a capacity supply shortage in 2022/23, MISO is considering broadening its generator retirement studies to consider resource adequacy.

Consumers Energy has warned it may drop its plan to close its coal-fired plants by 2025 unless the Michigan PSC ensures it can replace them with gas.

The last two coal-fired electricity generation units in New Jersey will close under an agreement approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

PJM stakeholders endorsed an update to the generation deactivation process as some members asked the RTO to slightly modify the proposed timing language.

PJM provided an update at last week’s Operating Committee meeting on the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and its impact on the RTO.

Duke Energy executives touted the company’s clean energy plans during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.