Reclaimed Ash: Turning Domestic, Legacy Materials into Modern Infrastructure Solutions
As government policies around energy transition continue to evolve, the pace of coal plant retirements in North America has shifted in some regions, slowing in a few cases due to…
Eaton, TVA Turning Retired Bull Run Coal Plant into Critical Grid Asset
Intelligent power management company Eaton is working with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to repurpose the utility’s retired Bull Run Fossil Plant in Clinton, Tennessee, into a critical asset supporting…
Ireland Ends Use of Coal for Power Generation
Ireland is no longer burning coal to produce electricity after the country’s last coal-fired unit was converted to use heavy fuel oil. ESB, the plant’s operator, on June 20 issued…
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Decarbonization Whiplash Prompts a Power Sector Recalibration
What happens when a political U-turn suddenly upends years of decarbonization strategy? As the U.S. House of Representatives moves to dismantle key clean energy tax credits, POWER examines how utilities…
EPA Weakening Rules on Power Plant Emissions in Boost for Fossil Fuels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced sweeping changes to regulations on the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) and other pollutants from coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, revoking…
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Unlimited Pollution from Power Plants
Former EPA employees at the Environmental Protection Network (EPN) strongly oppose the from fossil fuel-fired power plants and to rescind the most recent update to the Mercury and Air Toxics…
Who Will Pay for Forcing the Campbell Coal Plant to Stay Open?
The Trump administration moved forward with a controversial market intervention last month, ordering the aging J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to remain open through the summer. The plant…
DOE Scraps $3.7B in OCED Projects, Upending Carbon Capture Progress at Power Plants
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) abrupt termination of 24 previously awarded projects—including four prominent power-related carbon capture projects— will rescind $3.7 billion in financial assistance from its Office of Clean…
DOE Issues Rare Emergency Order to Delay Michigan Coal Plant Retirement Amid MISO Grid Risk
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an emergency order to delay the closure of Consumer Energy’s 1,560-MW J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan, citing urgent reliability concerns…
