Xcel Minnesota: Running coal seasonally will save customers millions, reduce emissions; 4th Circuit nixes key permit for Dominion's Atlantic Coast Pipeline, citing environmental justice concerns; More than 2 years after Hurricane Maria, earthquake shows Puerto Rico electric grid remains 'fragile'; Bipartisan bill aims to end Dominion's distribution monopoly in Virginia
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A three-judge panel vacated a necessary air quality permit for a new compressor station, concluding the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board failed to adequately consider impacts on nearby communities.
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Recent seismic activity led to widespread power outages and caused damage to a publicly-owned 990 MW diesel-burning power plant in the south of the island.
Dominion and other utilities oppose efforts to deregulate retail markets, saying it can increase costs, but similar bills are expected this year in Florida, Colorado and other states.
Meanwhile, coal plant retirements between 2005 and 2016 saved an estimated 26,610 lives, 570 million bushels of crops and had significant climate impacts, another study found.
While some utilities are seeing significant deployments, fewer customers need the equipment as adoption rates increase and some state regulators have shown a reticence to authorize additional costs.
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