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Construction Begins on Project to Demonstrate Entirely New Natural Gas Power Cycle
Construction of a 50-MWt plant that will demonstrate a novel oxyfuel natural gas power system using Allam Cycle technology with zero atmospheric emissions has kicked off in La Porte, Texas. The demonstration plant is being built by the technology's developer,… Read More

Gas-Fired Generation Will Beat Coal in 2016, EIA Says
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its March 8 Short-Term Energy Outlook that natural gas would supply the largest share of U.S. electricity in 2016, continuing its rise against coal. EIA data from 2015 showed that gas and coal… Read More

Oregon Legislature Passes Bill to Eliminate Coal from State Power Supply
The Oregon Senate passed a bill on March 2 that will require electric companies in the state to eliminate coal-fired resources from their electrical supplies by January 1, 2030. The bill—which passed in the senate by a 17–12 vote—had already… Read More

EIA: 13.7 GW of Coal Capacity Was Retired in 2015
Of nearly 18 GW of U.S. generating capacity permanently shuttered in 2015, 77% was conventional steam coal–fired. About 30% of that 13.7 GW in coal capacity was retired in April 2015, when the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Mercury and Air… Read More

Vivint Halts Pending Merger with SunEdison Citing "Willful Breach" of Agreement
Distributed energy firm Vivint Solar has terminated an agreement under which it would have merged with renewables giant SunEdison in a $2.2 billion deal. The Lehi, Utah–based company told investors on March 8 that it had delivered a letter notifying… Read More

Chief Justice Roberts Rejects Bid to Suspend MATS Rule
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected the plea of 20 states to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule while the agency works to comply with a previous ruling. Michigan Attorney General… Read More

China Looks to Small CHP to Cut Air Pollution
China has been struggling for years with endemic air pollution in major cities like Shanghai, and the nation’s traditional heavy reliance on coal has been challenged head-on by new government policies to cut emissions and reduce the carbon intensity of… Read More

Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Shatters Own Generation Record in 2015
The 4-GW three-unit Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has broken its own generation record, producing the highest electricity output of any nuclear plant in the world. APS, the Arizona utility that operates the plant, said Palo Verde generated 32.5 million… Read More

Entergy Subsidiaries Buy Four-Unit CCGT Power Plant
Entergy Corp. announced on March 4 that three of its subsidiaries had closed on a transaction to purchase the 1,980-MW Union Power Station near El Dorado, Ark. The plant includes four combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) units, each rated at… Read More

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Xcel Energy: Committed to Renewables, but Going Its Own Way

A Brief History of U.S. Coal Ash Since the Kingston Spill

Notable Coal Ash Spills (Slideshow)

Coal Ash Hits the Big Time

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