POWERnews March 7, 2019
States Take Lead with Plans for 100% Carbon-Free Energy
Minnesota and Wisconsin recently joined the list of states aiming for a 100% clean-energy future, while some Illinois lawmakers are pushing for not only carbon-free power, but also 100% renewable…
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ERCOT Warns of Intensified Summer Supply Crunch (UPDATED)
Grappling with a historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%, owing to a mass of coal plant closures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is forecasting record electric use…
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Carbon Capture Proposed to Save New Mexico Coal Plant
The New York-based hedge fund aiming to take over New Mexico’s San Juan Generating Station (SJGS), targeted for closure by state lawmakers, wants to refit the 46-year-old, coal-fired plant to…
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FERC and Cybersecurity: It's Complicated [PODCAST]

Carol Holahan, counsel in Foley Hoag’s Energy & Cleantech practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. Holahan advises large regional generators and other participants in the wholesale and retail…

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Power Supplies in Pacific Northwest Tighten as Deep Freeze Grips Region
Energy supplies are tight in the Pacific Northwest, a region that has been stricken with unseasonably frigid weather and is bracing for deep freezes as a mass of Arctic air…
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DOE Chief: Nuclear Power, Clean Coal Technology Key to Reducing Emissions
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry on February 28 said nuclear power and the use of clean coal technology are the way to combat climate change and reduce emissions from the…
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FPL Developing More Solar, Set to Bring Big Gas Plant Online
Florida Power & Light (FPL) on March 4 announced plans to build four new solar power plants this year, with each expected to come online in early 2020. The company…
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Power Companies Refute Findings of Widespread Coal Plant Groundwater Contamination
An estimated 91% of U.S. coal power plants that submitted groundwater monitoring data as required by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2015 Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rule have unsafe levels…
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POWER Notebook: Alabama Power Says Closing Coal Plant Will Cost $740 Million
Several developments worldwide impacted the power generation landscape in the past week, including more news about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, the restart of a geothermal…
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Andrew Wheeler Confirmed as EPA Administrator
The Senate on February 28 officially confirmed Andrew Wheeler to be administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a 52–47 vote, mostly along party lines. The nomination of Wheeler, a…
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Industry Press Releases
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Wind turbine blade erosion to be tackled in new Joint Industry Project

RusHydro Commissions Third Hydropower Unit at Ust-Srednekanskaya Power Plant

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