The Nation’s Coal Fleet Is Critically Important
As the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have been raised about which industries are so essential that they should continue to operate. To
As the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have been raised about which industries are so essential that they should continue to operate. To
The Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) continues to examine the adverse impacts on consumers if more coal-fired electric generating units retire. (More
Most firms have set up a war room to triage their immediate response to the crisis. But the lack of visibility around future demand complicates efforts to restart stalled portfolio companies…
This past August, a heat wave across Texas led to record levels of electricity demand in the state, along with record-setting power prices. The worst
As the old saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. That’s especially true of market power prices these days, as hot summer weather has pushed
The nation’s coal fleet supports grid reliability and resilience, provides fuel security and fuel diversity, and produces affordably priced electricity. Nevertheless, detractors want to eliminate
Most firms have set up a war room to triage their immediate response to the crisis. But the lack of visibility around future demand complicates efforts to restart stalled portfolio companies…
America’s Power (or ACCCE) and the Institute for Energy Research (IER) released a study last week that analyzes the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for
The nation’s coal fleet is important for a number of reasons. It helps to assure the electricity grid is both reliable and resilient, provides fuel
Last month’s polar vortex hit the upper Midwest with near-record cold weather, as temperatures dropped below minus 20 degrees F in Chicago, Minneapolis and elsewhere