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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Based on already planned and announced retirements, less than half of the U.S. coal-fired power generation capacity that existed at the start of 2015 will remain online by 2035, a new S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis shows. Utilities are rapidly closing coal-fired power plants, and while 2020 and 2021 offer […]
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E&E News ($): The operator of the bulk power grid across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest is proposing to revamp controversial market rules — a change that could empower states to reshape energy policies to address climate goals. The updated rules by PJM Interconnection LLC were approved by the grid operator’s board yesterday and […]
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Reuters: NRG Energy Inc will shut down indefinitely the power source for what had been the only U.S. project capturing carbon from a coal-fired generator until it was idled last year, a spokesman said on Friday. The company notified the Texas grid operator, ERCOT, on Wednesday that the Petra Nova gas plant would be mothballed […]
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 […]
Press Release and David Schlissel
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. […]
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 […]
Dennis Wamsted and David Schlissel
Glenrock Energy wants to invest in a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture facility at PacifiCorp’s Dave Johnston Unit 4 coal plant in Converse County. The facility would inject CO2 captured from the coal plant into the ground to force more crude oil out, a process known as enhanced oil recovery (EOR). However, Glenrock’s proposal is based […]
Press Release, Dennis Wamsted and David Schlissel
Red flags for investors - risks for Enchant Energy’s initiative in New Mexico and Project Tundra in North Dakota
August 3, 2020 (IEEFA) — A research brief published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) concludes that the abrupt recent shutdown of the Petra Nova coal-fired carbon capture plant in Texas should be seen as a strong signal for investors to avoid such projects. The report—Petra Nova Mothballing Post-Mortem: Closure […]
Press Release, Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster and Karl Cates
Growth in utility-scale PV is rapidly changing ERCOT market
July 14, 2020 (IEEFA) — New utility-scale solar is poised to push much of the remaining coal-fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report — Solar Surge Set to Drive Much of Remaining Texas Coal-Fired […]
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Greentech Media: Another of the world’s largest battery projects is moving forward with construction in Southern California amid the coronavirus slowdown. Strata Solar will begin construction in July on its 100-megawatt/400-megawatt-hour battery plant in Ventura County, north of Los Angeles along the coast. County authorities signed off on the final approvals over Zoom, allowing the […]
IEEFA U.S.: Ratepayers face risks with Project Tundra’s retrofit of aging N.D. coal-fired plant
Unproven technology funded by federal tax credits unlikely to pay offSeptember 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 […]