EPA moves to roll back environmental protection requirements for utility coal ash sites; NY-BEST: New York peaker study underestimates storage potential; DOE begins development of North American 'energy resilience model'; Illinois mandates case-by-case coal ash site reviews as federal rules remain in flux
Companies with coal ash fill projects larger than 12,400 tons must have environmental protections in place, but EPA now only wants those requirements at sites that have geological vulnerabilities, with no upper limit on tonnage.
While the emergence of digital tools challenges the status quo, technology also provides an opportunity to significantly improve the speed and accuracy of compliance.
The U.S. Department of Energy will coordinate efforts with its national labs and use industry engagement to create best practices in a system that would anticipate damage to equipment, predict associated blackouts and assist with recovery.
Governor J.B. Pritzker, D, signed a bill Tuesday directing the state's EPA to establish rules for how to clean up coal ash ponds in the state, which must meet the same health and groundwater standards as full excavation.
What wholesale market design would provide the best framework for integrating reliably and at least cost the new, clean resources that will be needed to de-carbonize the power system?
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