The low spot market price of natural gas (Henry Hub was $2.78/MMBtu on July 3) is up slightly from the recent historic low of $1.82/MMBtu experienced on April 20, but…
Power
Monthly Issue | July 30, 2012
The D.C. Court of Appeals ruling throwing out an omnibus petition against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) first tranche of carbon dioxide restrictions rested largely on the Court's decision that…
Back in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released a study showing our economy had 3.1 million green jobs. Recently, it issued another green jobs study with a headlining…
Power companies in the U.S. have announced a growing number of retirements of coal-fired power plants over the past 12 to 14 months. While not unexpected, recent announcements have sparked…
A supercritical plant uses a steam generator design that operates at full load above critical pressure 22.1 MPa (3,208 psia). The Benson boiler refers to a steam generator design that…
New Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air emission regulations are driving coal-fired power plants to assess various technologies and capabilities to enhance emissions removal. A number of plants are evaluating dry…
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on June 26 ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was "unambiguously correct" in its interpretation…
In response to a court order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed updates on June 15 to its national air quality standards for harmful fine particle pollution, including soot…
Natural gas-fired generation enjoyed a competitive advantage through this past winter and spring as historically low prices for the commodity combined with mild weather and relatively light demand to turn…