Tag Archives: natural gas
Are Coal Power Plants Now Too Expensive to Pursue?
A coal project starting today might well be nearing completion just in time for its obsolescence. There’s no guarantee for anyone, but those that tie themselves up with enormous financial commitments to centralized projects that do not support the emerging paradigm are sure to have a tougher time surviving. Continue reading
Who’s Killing the Coal-Fired Power Plant?
EPA rules are only an accelerant, and only in some cases; and may give many power companies the cover to launch costly new projects with huge returns, and to tighten markets in a way that could drive up prices and profits. Companies are shutting down many older, dirtier coal plants because it makes better economic sense. Continue reading
Expect Water, Gas to be Hot Topics
The Kansas Legislature is getting ready — and many legislators don’t even realize it yet — for two, yes, two, of the most politically explosive and complicated issues that most have ever dealt with. Continue reading
Siemens Turbine Factory Targets US Switch from Coal to Natural Gas
Zwirn predicted that about half of this year’s 13,000 megawatts of new power plants are being fueled with natural gas. By 2016, he predicts roughly 30,000 megawatts of new gas-fired power plants will be under development or under construction, all potential customers for Siemens’s gas turbines. Continue reading
Exelon’s Rowe an Unlikely Booster for Shale Gas
“Somebody who really believes that the climate problem is the biggest problem we face will correctly point out that gas only deals with it for 20 years, and then the carbon in gas becomes a major impediment,” he said. “Well, 20 years is a long time. Better that we should do something now than wait for a perfect solution 20 years down the road.” Continue reading
EPA Empowered to Oversee Shale Extraction
Production from shale formations has grown from a negligible amount just a few years ago to almost 15 percent of total U.S. natural gas production and this share is expected to triple in the coming decades. By 2035, natural gas, generally, will make up about 45 percent of the utility generation market. Continue reading
Kansas Energy and the Bremby Decision: Four Years Later
Efforts continue to obscure the facts, derail the rule of law, and deny the public interest in order to benefit the coal plant project and its special interest allies, but Mr. Bremby’s decision four years ago remains as visionary and important an act of public service now as it was in October of 2007. Continue reading
Brownback Brings Heat to Energy Policy
By Tim Carpenter for the Topeka Capital-Journal Gov. Sam Brownback endorsed continuation of a federal tax credit for renewable power Tuesday to complement the state’s unwavering reliance on oil, coal and natural gas to meet energy demands. He told participants … Continue reading
Western Electricity Provider Buys Colorado Power Plant
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association is buying a 272-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Colorado. Continue reading
Coal’s Woes Run Deeper than EPA Regs
Blaming coal’s woes on the proposed environmental regulations tells only a fraction of the story. The rest can be explained by competition from other coal states as well as from cheaper and cleaner fuels. Continue reading
