Closure of Comanche 3 power plant prompts creation of coalition
Pueblo leaders and advocates are gearing up to face the closure of the coal-fired Comanche Unit 3 power plant and are launching a special coalition. The formation of Cleaner Coal Communities Coalition (C4) seeks to stem the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars.
Ottawa County leaders question upcoming closure of coal-fired power plant
Ottawa County commissioners peppered Consumers Energy executives with questions Tuesday, Feb. 11 about the upcoming May closure of the J.H. Campbell lakeshore power plant.
New coal power plant projects in China hit the highest level in nearly 10 years, report says
China’s power industry began construction on nearly 100 gigawatts of new coal plant capacity last year, the most in nearly a decade, a report from two clean-energy groups said Thursday. The development raises concerns about the country’s ability to meet its carbon reduction goals and threatens to undercut China's massive expansion in solar and wind power,
US Should Stop Closure of Coal-Fired Power Plants, Wright Says
The US should stop the closure of coal-fired power plants, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said, adding the fuel source would be essential to the nation’s power system for decades to come.
China’s construction of coal-fired power plants reaches highest in a decade
China’s coal plant construction surged last year to the highest level in almost a decade, conflicting with President Xi Jinping’s promise that carbon emissions would peak before 2030, researchers have said.
Ordered to close its last coal plant, NV Energy will now burn a different fossil fuel
More than a decade after Nevada lawmakers passed a bill to remove coal from NV Energy’s quiver, the state’s last ...
Where Coal Is Retiring, and Hanging On, in the U.S.
Once the dominant source of energy in the United States, today, 401 coal units supply roughly 16 percent of the nation’s grid ...
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As coal plants close, Colorado towns consider nuclear waste storage
The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge ...
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Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers.
Three years ago, one of the country’s largest electric utilities, Southern Company, made a splash when it announced it would ...
Maryland lawmakers urge federal help to stop plant closures as energy bills rise
The Caucus is also demanding repeal of the Maryland law which adds that EmPower Maryland surcharge to your electric bill, ...
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Coal plant closures can’t wait for nuclear power, warns AGL
O’Brien said the Coalition did not support the “premature closure of coal plants without there being a replacement”. Loading “With all due respect to AGL, our policy is focused on helping ...
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U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change
Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating ...