AEP to Shed Ohio, Indiana Coal and Gas Plants in Move for Full Regulation
In an effort to become a fully regulated power company, American Electric Power (AEP) has agreed to sell four Midwestern power plants—representing a total of 5.2 GW—to a newly formed joint venture of Blackstone and ArcLight Capital Partners for about… Read More
 

New Record: Nuclear Power Plant Online for 940 Continuous Days
The Heysham 2 nuclear power station broke a nearly 22-year-old record for continuous operation when it shut down Unit 8 on September 16 after 940 days online. The previous record—held by Pickering 7, a Canadian nuclear plant—was 894 days, set… Read More
 

Major Challenges in Further Renewable Integration, Report Says
Global resources of variable renewable energy—primarily wind and solar—despite breakneck growth over the past two decades, are beginning to run up against technological and policy limitations on further deployment, and future growth will depend on significant changes in policy and… Read More
 
UK Approves Hinkley Point C Construction—with Caveats
The $23.8 billion Hinkley Point C nuclear project has received the UK government's green light, but the country wants to ensure that project’s ownership cannot change without government agreement. After a "comprehensive review" of the project and a revised agreement… Read More
 
Briefs: Mass., N.Y., Calif. Move to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions
At least three states called for hefty new measures relating to greenhouse gas (GHG) goals over the past week. Mass. Gov. Directs State Officials to Implement Regulations to Annually Reduce GHG Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed an executive order… Read More
 
SLIDESHOW: An Alarming Trend Affecting U.S. Baseload Power
States, regulators, and market participants have in recent years called attention to a trend concerning uneconomic baseload generation in organized wholesale markets, specifically in ISO New England, New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), MISO, PJM, the Electric Reliability Council of… Read More
 
 
   

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