Dynegy Rethinks Illinois Ventures Amid Market Turmoil
As Dynegy moved this week to assume full ownership of two struggling Ohio coal plants it co-owns with AES Corp. subsidiary DPL Inc., the company's CEO reportedly said the company is mulling withdrawing its presence from downstate Illinois owing to… Read More |
Columbia Study Casts Doubt on Trump Coal Plan
Natural gas supply and price, along with lower electric demand and the growth of renewables, have been far more responsible for the decline in the U.S. coal industry than environmental regulations, according to a new study by Columbia University’s Center… Read More |
Paris Agreement Debate Heats Up
President Donald Trump is getting a lot of advice about the Paris Agreement on climate change lately, though it remains uncertain what he’ll do with it. A group of more than a dozen companies, including some power industry big hitters,… Read More |
Drought Has Big Impact on California Power Market
Rain and snow has returned to California, ending the record-setting drought with record-setting precipitation. The drought led to forest fires, dead orchards, and brown lawns. It also took a big bite out of ratepayers’ wallets and increased global warming emissions,… Read More |
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