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LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.
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LCG, April 10, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday a rule proposing several revisions to the federal regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) and the beneficial use of CCR. The EPA designed the rule to encourage resource recovery, allow for site-specific considerations in permitting, and provide regulatory relief while continuing to protect human health and the environment. The EPA will be accepting comments on the rule for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, and it will also hold an online public hearing on the rule.
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Industry News
California DWR May Void Sempra Contract, It Says
LCG, Apr. 4, 2002--The California Department of Water Resources has said it may void a $7 billion contract with Sempra Energy because Sempra has not built a 300-megawatt power plant.According to the DWR spokesman Oscar Hidalgo, Sempra had promised to build the Elk Hills power plant near Bakersfield as part of its deal with the state signed last year. The contract sets the price at which DWR buys power at $160 per megawatt-hour, whereas spot prices are now typically at $30.Sempra has said that it is proceeding with construction on a more efficient plant than was originally planned at Elk Hills as well as new plants in Mexico and Arizona, but that the contract had not included a requirement concerning Elk Hills. The new Elk Hills plant should be operational by next year. For the moment, Sempra intends to buy power on the open market as DWR traders do, and resell it to DWR. Sempra cites the cost of building a plant as being greater than simply buying power.The DWR's energy traders insist that "commercially reasonable" progress must be made on Elk Hills within 60 days if they are to honor the contract. Traders with the DWR have cancelled a much smaller, $35 million contract with Soledad Energy because of deliveries of only 20 to 30 percent of the 13 megawatts purchased.
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