Tag Archive for "coal" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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January 15, 2020

Coal Is No Longer a Baseload Resource, So Why Run Plants All Year?

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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December 17, 2019

Three Ways Advocacy Has Enabled Market Forces to Clean up the Power Grid

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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November 20, 2019

How Does Uneconomic Coal Generation Impact the Grid? A Discussion with Regulators

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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October 30, 2019

For Some, Coal Contracts are, “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose.”

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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September 16, 2019

The Climate Strike Inspires. So Do These 5 Signs of Clean Energy Progress

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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September 6, 2019

Three Possible Solutions to Uneconomic Coal Generation

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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September 6, 2019

What’s a Coal State to Do?

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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August 26, 2019

Coal Power Trends: Visualizing the Decline of America’s Dirtiest Fuel

John Rogers
Energy Campaign Analytic Lead

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June 3, 2019

The Billion-Dollar Coal Bailout Nobody Is Talking About: Self-Committing In Power Markets

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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April 24, 2019

Self-Scheduling: How Inflexible Coal is Breaking Energy Markets

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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March 28, 2019

How Securitization Can Help Achieve a Just Transition for Coal Communities

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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March 21, 2019

Illinois’ Energy Future: Less Coal, More Renewables

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

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January 2, 2019

What’s Hiding in Your Electric Bill? How Utility Customers Finance Risky Investments

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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December 20, 2018

Seasonal Shutdowns: How Coal Plants That Operate Less Can Save Customers Money

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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November 27, 2018

Will Cutting Carbon Emissions Increase MY Energy Bill? It doesn’t have to.

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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November 14, 2018

Which Parks and Rec Character is FirstEnergy?

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

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November 2, 2018

Unmasking the Waukegan Coal Plant Reliability Myth

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

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October 10, 2018

Three Reasons Bernard McNamee is a Horrible Choice for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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September 24, 2018

The Coal Bailout Nobody is Talking About

Joseph Daniel
Former Contributor

September 21, 2018

Utilities Look Toward a Clean Energy Future, Yet the Administration Keeps Looking Back

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor

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September 7, 2018

Department of Energy Walks Into a Fight About Subsidies

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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August 23, 2018

Trump Twists the Law to Bail Out Coal

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

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August 21, 2018

A Power Plan No More: Trump Team Slaps Down Progress, Clears Way for Dirty Air

Julie McNamara
Senior Energy Analyst

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August 9, 2018

Rick Perry Rejects Facts in Favor of Coal and Nuclear Bailouts

Jeremy Richardson
Former Contributor