Report- Energy Future Holdings and Mining Reclamation Bonds in Texas
Energy Future Holdings and Mining Reclamation Bonds in Texas (pdf)
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Report- Why a Forward Capacity Market Won’t Solve Texas’ Resource Adequacy Problem: The Case of Energy Future Holdings
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Watchdog: Energy Future Holdings Bankruptcy Could Place Texas Taxpayers on the Hook
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Green groups seek assurances Energy Future can clean up coal mines
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – “Environmental group leaders on Wednesday urged Texas regulators to ensure that financially strapped Energy Future Holdings can cover the cost of cleaning up its coal mine operations in the state in the future. Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings (EFH +0.34%), the state’s largest generator of electricity, is working to restructure about $40 billion […]
Press release: Energy Future Holdings $1 Billion Bonding for Texas Mines Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test. Public Citizen & Sierra Club Call for Action to Protect Taxpayers
AUSTIN, TX – “An exclusive report from Public Citizen and Sierra Club reveals that Energy Future Holdings (EFH) and its subsidiaries have not set aside cash or real assets to cover the $1.01 billion cost of cleaning up its strip mines in Texas. As a result, taxpayers could end up with the bill if mines […]
Report- Energy Future Holdings and Mining Reclamation Bonds in Texas
Energy Future Holdings and Mining Reclamation Bonds in Texas (pdf)
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