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Colorado power plant owners announce generating unit closure
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Owners of a coal-fired power plant in Colorado have announced one of three generating units scheduled to close will stop operations in September 2028. PacifiCorp, Platte River Power Authority, Salt River Project, Tri-State and Xcel Energy-Colorado own two of the three...
Wyoming governor: 10% cuts submitted, 10% more to follow
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming state agencies have submitted plans for 10% budget cuts that could eliminate services for children and the elderly and slash funding for mental health programs, Gov. Mark Gordon said. Another 10% cut across state agencies and layoffs will follow as Wyoming faces a steep...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ July 8 Bluefield Daily Telegraph on West Virginia's mask mandate: Masks are now considered mandatory in both West Virginia and Virginia. Like it or not, facial coverings are one of the best tools we currently have to slow the surge in new coronavirus cases...
COVID-19 causes dismal quarter for Wyoming coal industry
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming coal production has fallen dramatically as the coronavirus exacerbates a long-term trend of diminishing demand for the fossil fuel to generate electricity. Wyoming's 16 coal mines produced 34% less coal in April, May and June compared with the same period in 2019, according to...
Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers have finalized the country's long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn't ambitious enough and free marketeers criticize as a waste of taxpayers' money. Bills approved by both houses of parliament Friday envision...
Colorado Springs to close coal-fired portions of plant early
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Springs Utilities Board has committed to closing the coal-fired portions of a downtown power plant by 2023 — 12 years earlier than previous planned — and investing heavily in renewable energy in the coming decades. The Gazette reported Friday the...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ June 23 The Intelligencer on people from West Virginia who contracted the novel coronavirus during their vacation: We hate to break the news to those of you planning to get away from it all for a few days, but there is no such thing as a carefree vacation this...
Solar leads options for replacing New Mexico power plant
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Solar panels with the capacity to produce hundreds of megawatts of electricity and back-up battery storage systems would be installed in northwestern New Mexico to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station under one alternative that will be considered by state regulators. ...
Activists criticize Vectren plan to keep 1 coal-fired plant
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A utility that serves about 145,000 customers in southwestern Indiana plans to close three coal-fired power plants while adding solar and wind power as part of a larger proposal that environmental groups are criticizing because it would keep one coal power plant in operation....
Report: Montana coal production down amid declining demand
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Coal production in Montana has decreased by more than 3 million tons in the last year, a result attributed to more affordable alternatives such as renewable resources, a federal energy report said. U.S. Energy Information Administration found that coal mines produced 32.8 million...
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