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When, Not If: Bridgeport’s Future and the Retirement of PSEG’s Coal Plant, by David Schlissel and Cathy Kunkel, January 23, 2014
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MARISSA, IL — “Since construction began on the massive Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) on the far western edge of Washington County, the site has been a lightning rod for controversy, with...
View ArticleReport- When, Not If: Bridgeport’s Future and the Closing of PSEG’s Coal Plant
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View ArticlePress release: Connecticut’s last coal-fired power plant is in critical...
Report Finds Handwriting May Already Be On the Wall for 45-Year-Old Coal Plant Whose Pre-Tax Earnings “Fell off the Cliff” in 2009 and Are Unlikely to Recover to the High Pre-2009 Levels; Lower Natural...
View ArticlePrepare for retirement of Conn. coal plant, report says
By Matthew Bandyk, SNL Financial – CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- “The only coal-fired plant in Connecticut faces a “bleak” future, according to a Jan. 23 economic analysis that argues that Public Service...
View ArticleReport calls for shutting down coal plant
By Brian Lockhart, Connecticut Post – BRIDGEPORT – “The South End’s coal-fired electric plant — the last in the state and the city’s third-highest taxpayer — is belching cash along with smoke from its...
View ArticleFuture dim for Connecticut’s last coal-fired power plant
By Luther Turmelle, New Haven Register – BRIDGEPORT – “Connecticut’s last coal-fired power plant may not be around much longer if the projections of a Cleveland-based energy economics firm are...
View ArticleReport claims that Bridgeport Harbor coal unit is uneconomic
By Barry Cassell, Generation Hub – Group says PSEG should look at retiring one of the last New England coal units “A new report cautions that Public Service Enterprise Group’s (NYSE: PEG) Bridgeport...
View ArticleBridgeport ‘Weighs Future’ of Its Coal Plant
The Connecticut Post is out today with an update on opposition to the coal-fired plant that provides electricity to Bridgeport, Conn. The City Council on Monday passed a non-binding resolution to shut...
View ArticleMove to Close Loophole on U.S. Coal-Export Royalties; Prairie State Hires a...
REUTERS HAS AN IMPORTANT SCOOP THIS MORNING on U.S. government preparations to close an accounting loophole that helps coal companies make tens of million of dollars in profits off federal coal leases...
View ArticleIn Closure of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, a Concession That the Future Is Not...
Ivan Penn and Samantha Masunaga for the Los Angeles Times: One of California’s largest energy utilities took a bold step in the 21st century electricity revolution with an agreement to close its last...
View ArticleIEEFA Puerto Rico: PREPA privatization plan overlooks unionized workers as...
Puerto Rico’s Senate and House of Representatives are finalizing an energy policy bill that amends the existing privatization plan for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). One of the...
View ArticleNew Jersey utility to take $415 million hit to exit coal generating business
Bloomberg: Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the owner of New Jersey’s biggest utility, agreed to sell its stakes in two Pennsylvania power plants at a loss, marking the last steps in its plan to...
View ArticleNew Jersey utility PSEG pledges to be carbon-free by 2050
CNN Business: PSEG has relied on fossil fuels to keep the lights on for the past 116 years. Now, New Jersey’s largest and oldest power company is pledging to deliver carbon-free electricity to fight...
View ArticleBattery storage cost reductions making solar, wind the generation...
The Wall Street Journal: A global wave of investment in high-capacity batteries is poised to transform the market for renewable energy in coming years, making it more practical and affordable to store...
View ArticleGroup of U.S. utilities backs proposal to cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2030
Reuters: A group of U.S. electricity companies wrote to President Joe Biden this week saying it will work with his administration and Congress to design a broad set of policies to reach a near-term...
View ArticleDTE retires last unit of River Rouge coal-fired plant
Power Magazine: DTE Energy has retired the last operating unit of its River Rouge coal-fired power plant along the Detroit River, a facility that came online in 1956 and entered commercial operation in...
View ArticlePSEG speeds up net-zero goal by 20 years to reach target by 2030
Reuters: Diversified New Jersey power and gas company Public Service Enterprise Group Inc (PEG.N) said Thursday it has accelerated its net-zero greenhouse gas ambitions to 2030 from 2050. The new...
View ArticlePSEG views offshore wind opportunities, closer to fossil fuel fleet sale
S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. plans to seize on a significant opportunity to invest in offshore wind infrastructure in New Jersey and is closer to making...
View ArticlePSEG reaches deal to sell gas-fired plants to private equity firm
Bloomberg ($): Public Service Enterprise Group, New Jersey’s largest utility owner, reached a deal to sell a portfolio of natural gas-fired power plants for about $1.92 billion as part of its effort to...
View ArticleTrillions of fossil assets potentially stranded, accounting battles loom
Wall Street Journal ($): At the end of 2019, General Motors Co. announced a $1 billion investment to produce a new generation of Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks at its factory in...
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