Legal Threats Have Potential to Slow Progress at CCS Projects
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Budget & Policy
Kemper Costs Reach $6.1 Billion, Full Operation Now Expected in 2016
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/31/2014 Total costs for the Kemper County Energy Facility have now reached $6.1 billion, according to a filing by Mississippi Power with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission this week. The latest increase, totaling $330 million, when added to previously reported overruns, results in a $418 million increase in […]
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Budget & Policy
EPA Addresses Carbon Regs Interim Goals, 2012 Baseline in Data Release
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/31/2014 After receiving numerous comments regarding various aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions standards for existing coal-fired power plants, including concerns with the 2020 interim goal “cliff” and the use of a single year of data in developing state goals, EPA released a Notice of Data Availability this week […]
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Budget & Policy
US Should Boost Investment in Coal-to-Chemical Technology, Expert Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/31/2014 China is leading the world in the development of coal-to-chemical conversion technologies, and the United States should follow suit, Ren Xiangkun, Chairman of the Board of Beijing Baoju Energy Sci-Tech Co., said during a presentation hosted by the United State Energy Association this week. ”In China the units are […]
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International
Much Remains Uncertain in EU Deal, Former EC Energy Advisor Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/31/2014 Many details of the Climate and Energy Policy Framework released last week by the European Commission remain unclear at this time, especially in regard to the renewal of the New Entrants Reserve funding program. The framework calls for the New Entrants Reserve 300 funding scheme to be renewed and […]
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Budget & Policy
Carbon Regs Will Boost Economy, Spur Innovation, McCarthy Says
Abby L. Harvey GHG Monitor 10/31/2014 Positive market signals which will spur innovation and a strong economy are potential benefits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s carbon regulations for existing coal-fired power plants, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said during the McCourt School LEAD Conference held at Georgetown University late last week. McCarthy called climate change a […]
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Budget & Policy
Wrap Up
GHG Monitor 10/31/2014 IN EPA The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion late last week to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Murray Energy Corporation challenging the agency’s proposed carbon emissions regulations for existing coal-fired power plants. In the motion, the EPA argues that because the rule has not been finalized, it is not subject to […]