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Seth Feaster
Public Risk in Alaska, Colorado, Missouri, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming
A report that came out last month from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office recommends that Congress eliminate the risky system of self-bonding by coal-mining companies. But the report also raises concerns about the financial stability of surety-bond companies, a much more common form of reclamation bonding, as well as problems with underfunding for mine cleanup costs. […]
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CNBC: Coal is becoming a less competitive energy source with cheaper options like natural gas and other renewables on the market, Vistra Energy CEO Curtis Morgan told CNBC on Monday. “I don’t believe [coal] is going to have a renaissance,” Morgan said in an exclusive “Mad Money” interview. “I think it’s on its way out. As much […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): During the last quarter of 2017, 3,799 MW of wind capacity came online in the U.S., mostly in two states. According to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis, another 75,250 MW of wind capacity in various stages of development are scheduled to be completed through 2023. Together, Texas and Oklahoma […]
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Associated Press: New Mexico regulators on Wednesday approved a $1.6 billion plan that calls for building two massive wind farms along the Texas-New Mexico border. The unanimous vote by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission marks one of the key steps needed for Xcel Energy to move forward with its plans. Texas regulators are expected […]
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San Antonio Express: CPS Energy (formerly City Public Service of San Antonio) has received fairly strong blowback for its so-called “flexible” energy plan. This is largely because the plan includes coal power through at least 2042. It also projects half of CPS Energy’s power will come from clean energy sources by 2040. Not only is […]
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The Oklahoman: The Southwest Power Pool, the regional transmission organization that manages the Great Plains’ electric grid, announced Friday it had set a wind-penetration record of 60.56 percent. During that minute, wind supplied 13,928.94 megawatts of the 22,998.71 megawatts needed to provide power to customers of all of the utilities and other power distributors that […]
Seth Feaster
Disappearing Market Capitalization and Unsustainable Debt
We’ve just published a research brief of interest to any person, community, business, or investor with ties to Westmoreland Coal Co. The brief—“Westmoreland Coal Is in Trouble”—lays out how the company, which produces coal for electricity generation, is hobbled by debt, is losing customers, has suffered a catastrophic drop in stock price, and appears to […]
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California, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, South Australia, Spain, Tamil Nadu, Texas, and Uruguay; Breakneck Speed Is Overtaking Academic Discussion; Renewables Are Providing Security of Supply
Feb. 14, 2018 (IEEFA) — New research by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis details how nine major power markets around the world have achieved an outsize share of wind and solar generation while assuring security of supply and are providing compelling examples of the fast-moving evolution of electricity generation. The report, “Power-Industry […]
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Houston Chronicle: Texas led the nation for greatest additions to the state’s wind power capacity in the fourth quarter, and the state still leads the nation for installed wind power capacity with three times more than any other state. The quarter saw 1,179 megawatts of wind power capacity added in Texas, followed by the second […]
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Midland Reporter-Telegram: Unlike the oil industry and its cyclical swings, the sun is predictable: It rises in the morning, it sets at night, and you can expect it’ll do the same tomorrow, the day after that and onward. It’s in this area on the Edwards Plateau, known for its dry heat and cloudless skies, where […]
IEEFA Update: How Will Westmoreland Coal’s Deepening Spiral End?
Disappearing Market Capitalization and Unsustainable DebtWe’ve just published a research brief of interest to any person, community, business, or investor with ties to Westmoreland Coal Co. The brief—“Westmoreland Coal Is in Trouble”—lays out how the company, which produces coal for electricity generation, is hobbled by debt, is losing customers, has suffered a catastrophic drop in stock price, and appears to […]