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The ill-fated Petra Nova CCS project: NRG Energy throws in the towel
NRG Energy Inc. just sold its 50 percent stake in the world’s largest carbon capture plant for only about $3.6 million, less than a half-percent of the Texas project’s roughly $1 billion construction costs.
October 05, 2022
Suzanne Mattei, David Schlissel
Analysis
Pension funds investing indirectly in Ohio’s Gavin coal plant are at risk as financial, environmental disadvantages mount
The major pension and retirement funds that own a piece of the General J.M. Gavin (Gavin) coal plant in Ohio face increasing challenges from their investment. Most investors do not know that they own a share of the plant and some are just…
October 14, 2021
Dennis Wamsted, Seth Feaster, Tom Sanzillo...
Report
Holy grail of carbon capture continues to elude coal industry
Coal plants without CCS are having an increasingly difficult time competing with wind and solar resources.
November 01, 2018
David Schlissel, Dennis Wamsted
Report
A half-built, high-priced nuclear white elephant
The Hinkley Point C plant, an over-budget and delayed 3,200 megawatt (MW) power project in Somerset, may never enter commercial operation.
October 01, 2017
Gerard Wynn, David Schlissel
Report
IEEFA Arizona: Perilous Talk of Turning Navajo Generating Station Into a ‘Clean Coal’ Plant
Arizona: Perilous Talk of Turning Navajo Generating Station Into a ‘Clean Coal’ Plant
March 29, 2018
Karl Cates
Analysis
IEEFA Update: Failed ‘Clean Coal’ Experiments Have Wasted Billions of Dollars
Failed ‘Clean Coal’ Experiments Have Wasted Billions of Dollars
July 07, 2017
Sandy Buchanan
Analysis
How the Alabama Public Service Commission Keeps Its Ratepayer Public in the Dark
How the Alabama Public Service Commission Keeps Its Ratepayer Public in the Dark
February 26, 2015
David Schlissel
Analysis
Kemper Power Plant, a Debacle That Should Never Have Been
Kemper Power Plant, a Debacle That Should Never Have Been
November 20, 2014
David Schlissel
Analysis
If Edwardsport Is the Future of Coal-Fired Power, It’s Not a Very Bright Future
If Edwardsport Is the Future of Coal-Fired Power, It’s Not a Very Bright Future
February 17, 2015
Anna Sommer
Analysis
An Unlikely Coalition Leads a Georgia Co-Op From Coal to Solar
An Unlikely Coalition Leads a Georgia Co-Op From Coal to Solar
January 08, 2015
Larry Shapiro
Analysis

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