Mississippi Power’s 582-MW Kemper integrated coal-gasification with carbon capture project is officially dead. The Southern Co. subsidiary and the Mississippi Public Service Commission staff at the end of November reached a settlement that will see the utility eat about $270 million in costs of the failed lignite gasification piece of the project. Mississippi Power last … More What killed Kemper?
Cape Wind Associates has ended its ambitious and controversial 468-MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts, as first reported in the Cape Cod Times. In a statement to the newspaper, Dennis Duffy, Cape Wind veep, said, “Cape Wind has confirmed to the [Interior Department’s] Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that it has ceased development of its … More Cape Wind sails into the sunset after 16 years of futility
More troubles for the executive suite at the North American Electric Reliability Corp. On Monday, Nov. 27, Marc Sachs resigned as senior vice president and chief security officer, exactly a week after president and CEO Gerry Cauley resigned Nov. 20 following his arrest on charges of domestic violence Nov. 10. The NERC board named Charles … More NERC executive suite in turmoil