15Dec

EPA’s Regulatory ‘Trifecta’ Imperils the Texas Power Grid

Partly because of cheap and abundant natural gas, more than 30,000 megawatts of coal-fired electric power generation have been retired nationwide since 2005 with another 30,000 megawatts likely to go offline in the decade ahead. Still, coal today accounts for nearly 40 percent of all the electricity generated in America. In Texas, coal plants produce […]
12Dec

EPA’s New Rules Will Cost N.D. Dearly

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a barrage of new regulations affecting the electric power supply in the United States. These regulations relate to the operations of power plants, particularly coal-fired power plants, by limiting air emissions, water use and ash disposal. The various new standards which will take effect between […]
11Dec

Rep. Cramer: Where Will You Be When the Lights Go Out?

Pushback against the Obama administration’s complex Clean Power Plan—which would reduce carbon emissions from power plants by 30% in 2030 from 2005 levels—has mostly focused on its staggering cost. NERA Economic Consulting, for instance, estimates the plan will increase the nationwide average price of electricity 12% to 17% over 15 years. But a pair of […]
11Dec

Officials Fear Proposed EPA Rules Will Have Negative Effect on Power Grid

Gathered under the gold dome of the Capitol Monday, state and energy leaders denounced the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency’s Clean Power Act, saying it would have a negative impact on the state’s leading industry. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Appalachian Power President Charles Patton and West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney said 60 pages of […]
10Dec

MISO, SPP: EPA Clean Power Plan Threatens Reliability, Needs Longer Compliance Schedule

SPP and MISO warned of a reliability crisis if the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan isn’t eased to account for up to 134 GW of generation retirements by 2020, most of them coal-fired units. “Unless the proposed CPP is modified significantly, SPP’s transmission system impact evaluation indicates serious, detrimental impacts on the reliable […]
09Dec

EPA is in Denial About its Costly Carbon-Reduction Plan: Hal Quinn

While President Barack Obama was doubling down on his climate change regulationsfrom Beijing, his administration was ignoring a powerful backlash against them here at home. A growing number of experts, including overseers of the nation’s electricity grid, regional power transmission authorities, power plant operators and energy economists, are all warning that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power […]
08Dec

State Officials, Crow Tribe, Question Proposed Carbon Regulations

BILLINGS – A meeting at the Billings Chamber of Commerce on Friday afternoon focused on concerns over new carbon regulations and how they could impact Montana jobs. Those new standards would force Montana to reduce carbon emissions and comply with stricter EPA guidelines. Those on the Crow Reservation call it the “war on coal,” saying […]
06Dec

NMA Recognizes National Miners Day

“The National Mining Association is proud to recognize America’s miners and their indispensable role in powering and building our nation. While one day each year is set aside to honor these highly skilled and dedicated professionals, every American can thank them every day for providing the energy, metals, minerals and materials essential for our way […]
05Dec

Rep. Cramer: Where will you be when the lights go out?

Discussion of the Obama administration’s proposal for reducing carbon emissions from power plants has mostly focused on the staggering cost of this unprecedented regulation. But a pair of reports out this month paint an even more frightening picture. Not only will your electricity cost more, you might not be able to get it when you […]
04Dec

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Could Force Kentucky Co-op to Shut Coal Plants: CEO

East Kentucky Power Cooperative warned the US Environmental Protection Agency that its proposed Clean Power Plan could force the co-op to either close or sharply curtail two coal-fired generating units it spent nearly $1 billion to build in the past decade. The generation and transmission co-op, one of the largest in the country, has invested […]