These records may not stand for long because February is not even the gustiest time of year.
Gas, wind contribute bulk of new capacity additions in 2014
This introduction comes from a report from SNL by Parth Shah New generating capacity added to the aging U.S. fleet in 2014, at 15,450 MW, was slightly more than the 15,028 MW added the year before. Looking at 2014’s new capacity by fuel type, slightly more than half, or 7,902 MW, was gas-fired. Almost 92% of the…
Poll: West, Midwest business interests favor renewable energy
This article comes from SNL and is authored by Michael Copley Roughly eight in 10 business leaders in Midwestern and Western states think that renewable energy can boost their companies’ bottom lines and that the technology presents an opportunity for broad economic growth, according to a poll released June 25 by Global Strategy Group and…
Thousands of coal-fired MW have retired and more to come
By SNL’s Michael Niven and Neil Powell With a 2015 deadline looming for compliance with the U.S. EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, U.S. power generators are continuing to refine their plans for noncompliant coal units, albeit in relatively slow and methodical fashion. After a heavy year for coal unit retirements in 2012 when a…