Many of Jeff Holmstead's current clients were recently named among the top mercury polluters in
the coal utility sector, the largest source of mercury pollution in the U.S. Of the 25 companies listed as 2010's biggest mercury polluters (see Environment America report [PDF]-RRB-, at least 9 are represented by Holmstead.
Not exact matches
Adoption of clean
coal technologies like carbon capture and storage also will be a heavy lift for the
utility sector, since they can significantly drive up production costs.
The consensus estimate in the private
sector is that the
utility rule and eight others on the EPA docket will force the retirement of 60 out of the country's current 340 gigawatts of
coal - fired capacity.»
Specifically, McCarthy and the Air Office over which she presides gave Congress and the electric power
sector false assurances that the EPA's greenhouse gas regulations would not require
utilities planning to build new
coal - fired power plants to «fuel switch» to natural gas.
The combination of failing
utilities, heavy reliance on
coal, a faulty grid, and an energy
sector crippled by government subsidies and interference seems to argue that India has no chance: no path to economic growth and energy abundance except one that's disastrous for the environment.
Indian
utilities may also want to consider a
coal retirement policy previously used to help
utilities retire nuclear assets through private -
sector bonds, now being considered by
utilities in Western U.S. states like Colorado and New Mexico to transition from
coal to clean.
The reality of stranded assets has since been documented to serve as a reminder for investors, eg the decline of the US
coal mining
sector, the death spiral of EU
utilities.
Our view is that capital markets are failing to align the capital allocation process, exposing the owners of fossil fuel companies — their shareholders — to potential lost value, as has already been witnessed in the EU
utilities and US
coal mining
sectors.
Quite simply, its adoption will establish that United States is serious about averting the threat of global warming, that
coal's future as a primary fuel is coming to an end, and that the US
utility sector is poised to go through the most fundamental changes in 90 years.
Energy efficiency measures deliver positive environmental impacts, reduce your reliance on
utility - generated electricity, and provide more jobs than the
coal or upstream oil & gas
sectors in the United States.
(19) The share held by low - rank
coals in the electric
utility sector increased substantially.
13The amount of
coal distributed by State of origin and State of destination is reported on Form EIA - 6, «Coal Distribution Report,» for consuming sectors other than electric utilities, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 423, «Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants,» for utility coal by r
coal distributed by State of origin and State of destination is reported on Form EIA - 6, «
Coal Distribution Report,» for consuming sectors other than electric utilities, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 423, «Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants,» for utility coal by r
Coal Distribution Report,» for consuming
sectors other than electric
utilities, and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Form 423, «Monthly Report of Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants,» for
utility coal by r
coal by rank.
The electric
utility sector dominates
coal consumption, and its share has grown substantially.