America’s Power Statement on House Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement in response to the vote of the House Appropriations Committee
July 19, 2023
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America’s Power Statement on the House Environment Subcommittee Hearing on “Clean Power Plan 2.0: EPA’s Latest Attack On America’s Electric Reliability”
Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement regarding today’s House subcommittee hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s
June 6, 2023
America’s Power Statement on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resource Hearing on the Reliability and Resiliency of Electric Service in the United
Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement in response to today’s Senate hearing on grid reliability
June 1, 2023
America’s Power Statement on NERC 2023 Summer Reliability Assessment
For Immediate Release May 17, 2023 Contact: Michelle Bloodworth MBloodworth@AmericasPower.org Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following
May 17, 2023
America’s Power Statement on EPA’s Proposed Rule to Limit Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule to limit carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants.
May 11, 2023
America’s Power Statement on EPA’s Ozone Transport Rule
For Immediate Release March 15, 2023 Contact: Michelle Bloodworth press@AmericasPower.org Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following
March 15, 2023
PJM Paper Adds to Reliability Warnings
For Immediate Release March 13, 2023 Contact: Michelle Bloodworth press@americaspower.org Washington, D.C. – In a recent letter to PJM Interconnection, America’s Power explained
March 13, 2023
New Report Finds Coal Essential to Grid Reliability and Resilience During Winter Storm Elliott
For Immediate Release February 23, 2023 Contact: press@americaspower.org Washington, D.C. – A new report, “Operation of the U.S. Power Generation Fleet During
February 23, 2023
America’s Power Represented at the United States Energy Association’s 19th Annual State of the Energy Industry Forum
The following is an excerpt from America’s Power President and CEO, Michelle Bloodworth’s speech at the United States Energy Association’s 19th Annual State
January 27, 2023
Power Magazine: Are We Headed for a Reliability Train Wreck?
The following opinion piece from America’s Power appeared in Power Magazine: So far, utilities have announced plans to retire some 93,000 MW (nameplate)
January 12, 2023
America’s Power Congratulates FERC Acting Chair Willie Phillips
For Immediate Release January 3, 2023 Contact: Michelle Bloodworth MBloodworth@AmericasPower.org Washington, D.C. – America’s Power president and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement
January 3, 2023
America’s Power Statement on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s 2022 Long-Term Reliability Assessment
For Immediate Release December 15, 2022 Washington, D.C. – America’s Power president and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement in response to
December 15, 2022
America’s Power Statement on the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2022-2023 Winter Reliability Assessment
For Immediate Release November 17, 2022 Washington, D.C. – America’s Power president and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement in response to
November 17, 2022
President Biden is Off the Mark
For Immediate Release November 5, 2022 America’s Power president and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s call
November 5, 2022
America’s Power Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
August 2, 2022 For Immediate ReleaseAugust 2, 2022 Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement on the
August 2, 2022
America’s Power Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. EPA
Washington, D.C. – America’s Power President and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants under the Clean Air Act:
June 30, 2022
America’s Power Statement on PJM Interconnection Capacity Auction Results
For Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2022Contact: Michelle BloodworthMBloodworth@AmericasPower.org America’s Power Statement on PJM Interconnection Capacity Auction Results Washington, D.C. – America’s Power president and CEO Michelle
June 27, 2022
America’s Power Statement on Pennsylvania Participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Washington, D.C. – America’s Power president and CEO Michelle Bloodworth issued the following statement regarding Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
April 25, 2022
America’s Power Statement on MISO Electric Capacity Shortfalls
Washington, D.C. – Following the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) release of the results of its 2022-2023 annual Planning Resource Auction (PRA) indicating
April 15, 2022
America’s Power Statement on Homer City Generating Station Continuing Energy Operations
Washington, D.C. – Following Homer City Generating Station’s announcement that it intends to continue its coal operations while exploring additional redevelopment projects to
April 6, 2022
For the foreseeable future, coal & gas plants are needed to ensure electricity reliability during extreme weather events. #energy #grid
During the Midwest heatwave, wind generation fell as much as 45% in some regions, while coal & gas increased their output by as much as 46% to meet demand. It shows why we need fuel diversity to prevent electricity shortages
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