October 7, 2024

Sierra Club

FirstEnergy Closing Largest Coal Plant in Ohio; Bay Shore also in Peril
FirstEnergy will retire four units at its Sammis coal-powered power plant and sell or deactivate its Bay Shore plant by 2020.
Puget Sound Energy, Talen Agree to Close Colstrip Units
By Robert Mullin Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Talen Energy reached an agreement with environmentalists to shut down Units 1 and 2 at the coal-fired Colstrip...
Clean Energy Advocates Appeal FERC’s Capacity Performance Rulings
Environmental groups asked the D.C. Circuit Court to review FERC rulings on the PJM Capacity Performance model, saying model limits renewables and DR.
FirstEnergy Foes Ask FERC to Step in Again in Ohio Dispute
Groups opposing FirstEnergy's plan to win subsidies from Ohio regulators asked FERC to again intervene in the dispute.
House Panel OKs Bill Targeting Clean Line Project
The House Committee on Natural Resources advanced the APPROVAL Act, designed to stop the Plains & Eastern Clean Line, by a 19-11 vote.
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.
Next up in Ohio PPA Battle: Dynegy Weighs in
Dynegy has entered the Ohio power purchase agreement fray, floating an offer to PUCO that it said would save consumers in the state $5 billion.
Exelon Calls FirstEnergy PPA ‘Grossly Lopsided,’ Says it Can Offer a Better Deal
Exelon has joined the opposition to FirstEnergy's attempts to win guaranteed payments for its Ohio power plants.
PJM Looking at AEP, FirstEnergy PPAs; Critics Join Forces
PJM said it will weigh in on the controversial power purchase agreements AEP and FirstEnergy negotiated with PUCO staff.
AEP Ohio Reaches PPA Settlement with PUCO Staff, Sierra Club
The settlement provides guaranteed income for the output of AEP's 2,671-MW ownership share of nine power plants.

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