Energy Secretary Rick Perry commissioned the study in April to evaluate whether «regulatory burdens» imposed by past administrations — including that of President Barack Obama — had forced the premature retirement of baseload power plants that provide nonstop power, like those fired by coal and nuclear fuel. (fortune.com)
If done right, Virginia could see real growth in savings from energy efficiency that would both lower people's bills and lower the demand curve which would delay or make large investments in new baseload power plants unnecessary, Cleveland said. (platts.com)
Those proposals have drawn fire from clean energy and consumer groups, since they're projected to increase total energy and capacity market costs from 2 to 5 percent, largely in areas that would benefit baseload power plants. (greentechmedia.com)