Cyberattack on solar, wind assets reveal U.S. grid weaknesses
Utility Dive: A March 5 cyberattack of U.S. wind and solar assets is back in the news, with fresh documents helping shed light not just on the extent, but also the simplicity of the first-of-its-kind...
View ArticleIEEFA update: Data shows U.S. shift away from coal-fired generation is...
New data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates that the shift away from coal-fired power generation has accelerated this year in the United States. In August, utilities generated...
View ArticleFlorida regulators halt utilities backsliding on efficiency goals
Tampa Bay Times: In a rare rebuke to Florida’s major utilities, state regulators rejected plans on Tuesday that would have let them all but eliminate programs that help their customers save energy....
View ArticleVietnam is accelerating drive for renewable energy
CNBC: Vietnam is powering ahead of the rest of Southeast Asia as it pushes for greater reliance on renewable energy. The region, long criticized for lagging behind in its efforts to adapt to more...
View ArticleWind and solar continue to win the global electricity-cost war
Bloomberg New Energy Finance: In terms of the long-term trajectory for coal, BloombergNEF has become significantly more bearish than the IEA. Its 2019 New Energy Outlook, or NEO, published in June, saw...
View ArticleRural electric co-ops in New Mexico and Colorado speed towards renewables
Albuquerque Journal: Kit Carson Electric Cooperative in Taos is pioneering a radical new strategy to power all of its daytime electric needs exclusively through solar energy by 2022. By year-end, the...
View ArticleEditorial: Planned Sunflower coal plant ‘is an idea whose time has expired’
The Kansas City Star: What Kansas really needs is a nice new asbestos plant or metal mine. Maybe we could bring back production of lead paint or the Ford Pinto. Or strictly as a backup, a power plant...
View ArticleAgreement to close Illinois coal plant may offer template for workforce...
Utility Dive: A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement between Vistra Energy and several NGOs that will see the closure of the 80 MW E.D. Edwards coal plant by the end of 2022 and provide...
View ArticleIEEFA Puerto Rico: Examinador de la corte encuentra que las tarifas del...
El acuerdo de reestructuración de la deuda alcanzado entre la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica de Puerto Rico (AEE) y sus acreedores, que actualmente está pendiente ante un juez de bancarrota, obligará a...
View ArticleSRP to build massive 250MW/1,000MWh battery storage project in Arizona
Arizona Republic: Salt River Project will build the biggest battery on the power grid in Arizona as part of its pledge last year to add 1,000 megawatts of solar to its supply by 2025. The big battery...
View ArticleContura Energy’s big bet on met coal is turning into a big bust
Bloomberg: U.S. miner Contura Energy Inc.’s $800 million bet on international coal markets is souring. In November 2018, when Contura bought Alpha Natural Resources and became America’s biggest...
View ArticleAvista agrees to plans to exit Colstrip coal plant by 2025
Billings Gazette: A Colstrip Power Plant owner has accelerated its exit plans by nearly a decade and has agreed to compensate the community. Avista Corp. agreed to be financially ready to exit both...
View ArticleIndiana utility says coal phaseout, new renewables will save customers $4...
Northwest Indiana Times: Indiana utility NIPSCO decided to transition away from the coal it’s burned for 90 years because of financial considerations, not environmental concerns, company President...
View ArticleIEEFA update: Renewable generation in U.S. is set to surpass coal in 2021
It now seems likely that annual renewable energy generation in 2021 will surpass coal-fired output in the U.S. for the first time. Recent trends for coal, which has been rapidly declining, and for...
View ArticleIEEFA update: Global coal power set for record fall in 2019
November 25, 2019 (IEEFA) ‒ Coal-fired power used to make electricity is on track for record declines globally in 2019, finds a new briefing note out today by the Institute for Energy Economics and...
View ArticleMitsubishi to expand in Europe with $4.5 billion purchase of Dutch energy...
Greentech Media: A group led by Mitsubishi beat out other bidders including Shell in reaching a €4.1 billion ($4.5 billion) deal to buy Dutch energy company Eneco, which the Japanese conglomerate...
View ArticleNew Mexico utility says carbon capture plan too expensive, backs coal plant...
Utility Dive: New Mexico’s largest utility has fleshed out its analysis of the environmental and economic impacts of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology as a potential lifeline for its...
View ArticleEuropean utility major Enel plans 14GW of new renewable generation by 2022
Greentech Media: European utility giant Enel has committed half of its total investment over the next few years to decarbonization, part of a new strategic plan revealed on Tuesday. Between 2020 and...
View ArticleGlobal coal power expected to fall, helping slow GHG emissions
Bloomberg News: Electricity generated from coal-fired plants is set to fall by a record 3% this year, raising chances for slowing global carbon dioxide emissions growth, according to a report released...
View ArticleCritics raise red flags over carbon capture plan for San Juan Generating Station
NM Political Report: Energy engineer and consultant David Schlissel questioned some of the claims presented by Enchant Energy and consulting firm Sargent & Lundy on the feasibility of retrofitting...
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