Tag Archives: Holcomb
Clean Air Advocates Cheer Court Decision on Kansas Coal Plant Expansion
Much of Sunflower’s financial struggles stem from overbuilding capacity at their existing unit, Holcomb I, which is a scenario that could be repeated if Holcomb II is constructed since neither Sunflower nor Tri-State, the Colorado partner, has demonstrated the project is needed. Continue reading
Industry Wields Sway Over Air Pollution Rules, Enforcement
Sunflower Electric’s Kansas permit success (to date) is a telling snapshot of how, when industry flexes its muscles over Clean Air Act issues, it often wins. From Kansas to Louisiana to Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio, community groups have fought new plants, expansions and chronic emissions – only to see industry score victories with regulators and politicians. Continue reading
GPACE Executive Moving to Sierra Club Position
Allegrucci begins his work with the Beyond Coal Campaign November 28th. His work as a Senior Campaign Representative will cover the states of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Continue reading
Is KDHE a Regulator or a Manipulator?
So not only did KDHE ignore EPA’s directives, it tried to mislead the Supreme Court. These are people in charge of protecting our health and environment? Continue reading
More Dirt on Sunflower Electric’s Coal-fired Power Plant
State legislators, Govs. Mark Parkinson and Sam Brownback, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have not acted in the public’s best interest during this tortured five-year saga. As a result, a weak permit was rushed through to allow the expansion. Continue reading
KDHE Lied About Coal Plant Objections
Environmental Protection Agency officials say KDHE lawyers weren’t honest in written arguments last month when they said EPA had no objection to the Sunflower permit. Continue reading
Tri-State Spokesman:Coal Expansion Doesn’t Mean Company Looking to Expand Its Reach
“We’re not really moving forward with (Holcomb 2),” he said. “We haven’t made any further commitment toward it. We are monitoring that. But we have made no commitment and we’re not moving forward on that as of today, nor do we have any immediate plans to.” Continue reading
Members Urge Association to Drop Holcomb 2
Request: Stop Spending on Kansas Coal-Burning Power Plant Staff Report for The Lamar Ledger At a public meeting held Monday, Aug. 29th at Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association headquarters, rural electric co-op members urged the electricity supplier to stop spending … Continue reading
Tri-State Discusses Updates to its Resource Plan
Tri-State hasn’t given up plans for Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to build a coal-fired plant outside Holcomb. Kansas officials have granted a permit for the plant, but environmental groups are challenging that decision in court. Tri-State doesn’t expect a resolution until at least 2013. The update to be filed Nov. 30 will reflect lower natural-gas prices and higher coal prices than Tri-State forecast last year. Continue reading
Tri-State Won’t Rule Out Coal-fired Plant, Despite Activist Objections
“We don’t understand why you’re keeping (the coal plant) as an option,” said Bruce Driver, a consultant with Western Resource Advocates, a Boulder-based environmental-research group. “Your own modeling shows no need for Holcomb.” Environmentalists and renewable-energy advocates say the utility easily could meet its demand need and much more with a combination of renewables, energy-efficiency programs and natural-gas-fired plants. Continue reading
