Critics skeptical of coal ash storage site
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
When, Not If: Bridgeport’s Future and the Closing of PSEG’s Coal Plant (PDF) Presentation: When Not If_ Bridgeports Future and the Retirement of PSEG’s Coal Plant (PPT)...
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 ArticlePower Point : When, Not If: Bridgeport’s Future and the Retirement of PSEG’s...
When, Not If: Bridgeport’s Future and the Retirement of PSEG’s Coal Plant, by David Schlissel and Cathy Kunkel, January 23, 2014
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 ArticleCritics skeptical of coal ash storage site
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
When, Not If: Bridgeport’s Future and the Closing of PSEG’s Coal Plant (PDF) Presentation: When Not If_ Bridgeports Future and the Retirement of PSEG’s Coal Plant (PPT)...
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...
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