Barry Cassell
About the Author
Barry Cassell is Chief Analyst for GenerationHub covering coal and emission controls issues, projects and policy. He has covered the coal and power generation industry for more than 24 years, beginning in November 2011 at GenerationHub and prior to that as editor of SNL Energy’s Coal Report. He was formerly with Coal Outlook for 15 years as the publication’s editor and contributing writer, and prior to that he was editor of Coal & Synfuels Technology and associate editor of The Energy Report. He has a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University.
Barry can be reached at barryc@pennwell.com.
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BLM evaluates impacts of power line, 180-MW solar project in Nevada
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on June 10 issued a draft environmental assessment on a power line project needed to support a 180-MW solar project located at Boulder City, Nev.
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California commission approves renewables rules for public utilities
The California Energy Commission on June 12 approved new rules to help publicly owned utilities achieve the state’s 33% renewable energy target by 2020.
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Kentucky PSC makes hands-off decision on AEP Kentucky Transmission
Saying this is not a matter for its jurisdiction, the Kentucky Public Service Commission on June 10 refused to grant a certificate of public convenience and necessity for AEP Kentucky Transmission.
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Court upholds FERC on MISO transmission project cost allocations
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on June 7 affirmed orders from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission related to assignment of costs for multi-value transmission projects needed to support wind energy development.
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Portland General picks gas, wind projects for new capacity needs
Portland General Electric has completed competitive bidding processes and subsequent negotiations to construct a new, gas-fired baseload energy project and to acquire and construct a new wind farm.
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NV Energy wants to merge Nevada Power, Sierra Pacific Power units
Ahead of its planned takeover by MidAmerican Energy Holdings, NV Energy applied May 31 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the merger of its Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power subsidiaries into a combined company.
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MidAmerican to add NV Energy to its bulging utility portfolio
MidAmerican Energy Holdings, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and NV Energy announced May 29 the latest utility industry mega-merger.
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Enviro, other groups push cleaner options for Cayuga, Dunkirk
In comments filed May 29 with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), business, environmental and citizen groups jointly called for cleaner solutions to replace the old Dunkirk and Cayuga coal plants.
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National Grid lays out options for Dunkirk coal-to-gas conversion
National Grid told the New York State Public Service Commission in a May 17 report that it has found three options to be viable related to a repowering of the coal-fired Dunkirk plant by plant owner NRG Energy.
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NERC points to possible summer issues in Texas, southern California
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. said May 15 that the nation’s grid is in fairly good share for the 2013 summer peak demand season, there are isolated concerns about a lack of peaking capacity in Texas and a shut nuclear plant in southern California.
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