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Power Demand from Data Centers Keeping Coal-Fired Plants Online
The power generation sector is looking at numerous ways to provide enough electricity to satisfy demand from data centers. Bloomberg Intelligence recently said its research shows data centers, buildings filled…
Supreme Court Clears Way for Limits on Power Plant Mercury, Methane Emissions
The U.S. Supreme Court has said that rules requiring power plants burning fossil fuels to reduce emissions of toxic substances can stand, dealing a blow to several Republican-led states and…
Questions Arise About Private Equity Involvement in Purchase of Gavin Coal-Fired Plant
Dennis Wamsted and Seth Feaster at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis recently wrote a commentary looking at Energy Capital Partners' (ECP) deal to take over ownership of…
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Lignite Coal Power CCS Project in North Dakota Gets First Tranche of $350M Federal Funding
Project Tundra, a demonstration project that seeks to capture an average of 4 million tons of carbon dioxide from flue gas from two lignite-fired units at the 705-MW Milton R.…
 
Advancing Carbon Capture: Supreme Court Ruling and Innovative Solutions for Reducing Emissions
As global efforts intensify to mitigate climate change, carbon capture has emerged as a vital technology to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Power generation, a major source of global carbon dioxide…
Billions in Federal Funding Earmarked for Power Plant CCS Projects: Here's a Snapshot
The Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled plans on Sept. 27 to inject $1.3 billion into its portfolio of federally funded carbon capture demonstration and large-scale pilot programs by the end…
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Last Energy to Repurpose Welsh Coal Plant Site with 80-MW Micro-Nuclear Fleet
Micro-modular nuclear plant developer Last Energy has unveiled plans to deploy four 20-MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR) power plants at the site of a former coal-fired power plant in South…
Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’
You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER,…
 
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New White Paper Finds Coal Plays Critical Role in Helping West Virginia Ratepayers
A new white paper by Energy Ventures Analysis (EVA), prepared on behalf of America’s Power, underscores the important role that coal continues to play in keeping electricity prices stable and affordable in West Virginia. The report found that West Virginia’s reliance on coal-based electricity has helped keep prices steady for the past twenty years compared to other states. …
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America’s Electric Co-ops Ready to Work with Trump Administration, New Congress to Strengthen Rural Communities
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson issued the following statement on the election results. “We congratulate President Trump on his election, and we look forward to working with him and Congress on a pro-energy agenda that protects affordability and reliability,” Matheson said. “America is at an energy crossroads and the reliability of the electric grid hangs in the balance. Critical generation resources are being retired faster than they can be reliably replaced. At the same time, electricity demand is skyrocketing as power-hungry data centers and new manufacturing facilities come online. Smart energy policies that keep the lights on are more important than ever.” …
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