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Investable Universe: On Thursday, Pattern Energy, one of the world’s largest privately owned developers and operators of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects, announced it has successfully completed construction and begun commercial operation on the landmark Western Spirit Wind power projects. Western Spirit Wind is comprised of four wind power facilities totaling more than […]
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S&P Capital IQ ($): The first hybrid resource in the Midcontinent ISO is expected to start operations in early 2022 after Entergy Arkansas LLC puts the finishing touches on a new facility in Searcy that will use both solar power and batteries. Hybrid resources are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. Solar is […]
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S&P Capital IQ ($): The city of Springfield, Ill., is closing a unit of the Dallman coal plant early, citing repair costs. The city said the 192-MW Unit 33, located in the Midcontinent ISO’s territory, was initially scheduled to close Sept. 15, 2023. Damage to the unit in June forced the generator offline, necessitating repairs […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence: Nearly one-third of the power generation resources planned to come into service in the U.S. in 2021 is located in the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas Inc. market, according to an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis. Overall, 63,667 MW of new resources are projected to come into service, while 10,693 MW […]
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Coal, gas set to become biggest losers as renewable generation climbs quickly
March 31, 2021 (IEEFA) — The speed and scope of the energy transition to renewables will pick up pace over the next two to three years, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis’ U.S. Power Sector Outlook 2021. Solar and battery storage adoption is enjoying almost exponential growth, and wind and solar […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): The Midcontinent ISO, the electric transmission grid operator for 15 U.S. states spanning from the Upper Midwest to the Gulf Coast along with the Canadian province of Manitoba, has concluded that renewable energy resources can grow their market share beyond 50% in its service territory. But such a sweeping transformation […]
Press Release, David Schlissel and Dennis Wamsted
Retrofitting aging Milton R. Young coal plant Unit 2 with CCS makes little economic sense
October 9, 2020 (IEEFA U.S.) ‒ In case you missed it (ICYMI), Director of Resource Planning Analysis, David Schlissel and analyst/editor Dennis Wamsted presented webinars October 6 and 7 on IEEFA’s report Project Tundra: A Step In the Wrong Direction. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is often promoted as a technology that brings benefits to […]
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Lead author David Schlissel will present his research findings in an online briefing
On Wednesday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. Central (6:00 p.m. EDT), IEEFA’s Director of Resource Planning Analysis, David Schlissel will present the report: Project Tundra: Carbon Capture Project A Step in the Wrong Direction Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is often promoted as a technology that brings benefits to business, local communities and the environment. […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Vistra Corp. will retire more than 6,800 MW of coal-fired capacity in Illinois and Ohio by 2027 and add more than 900 MW of new solar and energy storage capacity in Texas, the company said Sept. 29. Vistra also released its first-ever climate report announcing a new goal to cut […]
Press Release, David Schlissel and Dennis Wamsted
Unproven technology funded by federal tax credits unlikely to pay off
September 22, 2020 (IEEFA) — A plan to retrofit an aging coal-fired plant in North Dakota with unproven carbon capture and storage technology is likely to raise rates for customers who get electricity from the Milton R. Young Unit 2 facility, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis […]
IEEFA U.S.: Energy transition to renewables likely to accelerate over next two to three years
Coal, gas set to become biggest losers as renewable generation climbs quicklyMarch 31, 2021 (IEEFA) — The speed and scope of the energy transition to renewables will pick up pace over the next two to three years, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis’ U.S. Power Sector Outlook 2021. Solar and battery storage adoption is enjoying almost exponential growth, and wind and solar […]