NEW YORK, March 18 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Groups Take Trump Administration to Court Over Illegal Craig Coal Plant Extension Public interest groups and state of Colorado challenge DOE's emergency order * Public interest organizations today filed a challenge in federal court to overturn the Trump administration's illegal emergency order extending the life of Colorado's Craig Unit 1, a coal-burning power plant. By unnecessarily keeping the un  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * NERC Gives a Grim Assessment of Long-Term Reliability * Key Takeaways 1 The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) released its long-term assessment and projects a grim outlook based on current utility plans that are focused on retiring firm capacity and adding weather-dependent renewable capacity. 2 Huge projected demand increases, combined with the increas  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * NERC Gives a Grim Assessment of Long-Term Reliability * Key Takeaways 1 The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) released its long-term assessment and projects a grim outlook based on current utility plans that are focused on retiring firm capacity and adding weather-dependent renewable capacity. 2 Huge projected demand increases, combined with the increas  more