PENNSYLVANIA The largest of the iconic big-iron coal-fired power plants in the iconic coal state of Pennsylvania will shut down by June 2. According to the Pa. Environment Digest Blog, NRG, operator of the Homer City generating plant, told the PJM Interconnection regional transmission organization March 31 it would shutter the three-unit, 1,915-MW plant 50… More Coal: Ups and Downs for the Former King

The U.S. House last week (Mar. 30), in a barely bipartisan vote, approved a Republican Party goal: major energy and environmental legislation. Its title is “House Resolution 1: Lower Energy Costs Act.” The H.R. 1 denomination indicates its priority on the part of the House Republican leadership. The bill passed by 225-204 (221 Republicans and… More H.R. 1: Good, Bad, Irrelevant?