RWE to close its last U.K. coal plant in 2020
The Guardian: The German utility giant RWE will close its last U.K. coal plant after the coming winter, leaving only four remaining coal plants powering British homes. RWE will close the Aberthaw B...
View ArticleIndia looking to slash coal imports by one-third in the next five years
Bloomberg: India’s coal ministry is preparing a plan to cut imports of the fuel by at least a third over the next five years, counting on an increase in domestic production and a jump in renewable...
View ArticleS&P: Announced U.S. coal-fired plant retirements to cut annual demand by more...
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): U.S. coal producers delivered 65.5 million tons of coal, about 8.7% of the coal mined in 2018, to power plants set to retire between 2019 and 2032, according to...
View ArticleEmpire District Electric proposes closing Asbury coal plant in Missouri
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Empire District Electric Co. continues to see no future for its coal-fired Asbury power plant in Missouri and could potentially shutter the facility as soon as...
View ArticleAWEA: Record amount of wind capacity in U.S. development pipeline
Clean Technica: The United States’ wind energy sector saw record wind capacity under construction or in advanced development in the second quarter of 2019, with its pipeline reaching nearly 42...
View ArticleUtilities reaping financial benefits from coal plant closures and turn toward...
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Power generators across the U.S. are not only sticking to plans to retire coal-fired power plants despite the pro-coal Trump administration, they are touting the...
View ArticleSunrun CEO sees big opportunity linking battery storage, distributed solar
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Battery-backed distributed solar arrays that store energy for later use and provide additional power grid services are a massive, untapped opportunity for...
View ArticleBattery storage cost reductions making solar, wind the generation...
The Wall Street Journal: A global wave of investment in high-capacity batteries is poised to transform the market for renewable energy in coming years, making it more practical and affordable to store...
View ArticleFirstEnergy to close Bruce Mansfield coal plant two years early
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The owner of the Bruce Mansfield coal-fired power plant in Beaver County, the largest in the state, said the facility will shutter in November, nearly two years ahead of an...
View ArticleState agencies challenge utility’s plan to purchase gas-fired power plant in...
Minneapolis Star Tribune: Xcel Energy’s proposed $650 million purchase of a gas-fired power plant in Mankato has run into strong opposition from two state agencies concerned about its potential impact...
View ArticleUtility expects quick payback from Newman battery in Western Australia
Renew Economy: Australian energy utility Alinta says it expects to get a sub five-year payback for its ground-breaking big battery that is attached to the company’s Newman gas fired generator in the...
View ArticleU.S. coal plant retirements to top 10GW in 2019—EIA
Reuters: U.S. power companies expect to retire or convert from coal to gas over 10,600 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants in 2019 after shutting over 13,000 MW in 2018, according to U.S. Energy...
View ArticleBENF: Corporate renewable energy purchases likely to set new record in 2019
Greentech Media: This year is on track to be another record-setter for corporate renewables purchases, and while the U.S. is still the engine driving the market’s growth, China is now on the horizon....
View ArticlePacifiCorp Foote Creek project shows wind industry’s huge strides: Same power...
Associated Press: Bigger, more efficient equipment will allow an electric utility to redevelop Wyoming’s first commercial wind farm so it produces the same amount of power with far fewer turbines, an...
View ArticleGovernor pushes plan to cap carbon emissions, close coal plants in North...
WRAL: North Carolina would cap carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and accelerate the closure of coal-fired power plants under a draft plan released Friday by Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration....
View ArticleNew England municipal utilities see big benefits from battery storage projects
Greentech Media: NEC Energy Solutions is building momentum with its grid battery offerings for municipal utilities in New England. Two years after a pathbreaking storage project with the Sterling...
View ArticleInforme del IEEFA: Débil y plagado de escándalo el acuerdo de la deuda de la...
21 de agosto de 2019 (IEEFA, Estados Unidos) – La legislatura puertorriqueña pronto considerará una reestructuración del acuerdo de la deuda para la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) que es...
View ArticleIEEFA report: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority debt deal weak and plagued...
August 21, 2019 (IEEFA) ‒ The Puerto Rican legislature will soon consider a debt restructuring deal for Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority (PREPA) that is unaffordable and risks jeopardizing the...
View ArticleIEEFA: Proposed Navajo acquisition of bankrupt U.S. coal company is an...
Aug. 22, 2019 (IEEFA) — A plan by the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) to acquire Cloud Peak Energy’s coal mines in Montana and Wyoming is a high-risk gamble and poorly timed, concludes a...
View ArticlePolish power company Tauron takes small step into solar generation
PV Magazine: Polish power company and coal miner Tauron Polska Energia S.A. has launched a tender for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) service contractors for a 3.1-5 MW solar park...
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