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September 17, 2012Municipal solid waste plants convert garbage to electricity
September 7, 2012
Natural gas demand at power plants was high in summer 2012
September 6, 2012
NRG-GenOn acquisition plan would create the largest independent power producer
July 31, 2012
Projected retirements of coal-fired power plants
July 27, 2012
27 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity to retire over next five years
July 17, 2012
Uprates can increase U.S. nuclear capacity substantially without building new reactors
May 31, 2012
Coal stockpiles above five-year range in first quarter of 2012
March 5, 2012
Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves construction of first nuclear units in 30 years
December 21, 2011
Coal plants without scrubbers account for a majority of U.S. SO2 emissions
December 13, 2011
Most generator retirements over the past decade were older natural gas-fired units
July 18, 2011
Minimal petroleum-fired electric capacity has been added in recent years
July 13, 2011
U.S. wind capacity takes off after 2005
July 8, 2011
Hydropower has a long history in the United States
July 5, 2011
Most electric generating capacity additions in the last decade were natural gas-fired
June 30, 2011
U.S. commercial nuclear capacity comes from reactors built primarily between 1970 and 1990
June 28, 2011
Most coal-fired electric capacity was built before 1980
June 16, 2011
Age of electric power generators varies widely
June 8, 2011
Electric generators' roles vary due to daily and seasonal variation in demand
April 22, 2011
Seasonal maintenance helps keep power online during summer and winter peaks
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