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Hot Town, Summer in the City: Potential Bulk Power System Stresses in Summer 2022

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Embedding NERC Compliance into Operations

Utilities need an organized, dynamic system for conducting NERC compliance activities to ensure that they meet evolving requirements.

Coal's Accelerated Burn: Drivers for Coal Plant Closures

A second wave of coal plant closures is projected across the United States in the next five to ten years. The first wave began in the early 2000s and was driven solely by economic considerations. The coming second wave will be driven by similar economic considerations but will be buoyed by socio-political factors. Net-zero, renewable portfolio standards, and other clean energy emission goals and mandates, coupled with a new emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, will accelerate the timing of coal plant retirements. ScottMadden projects the end of coal as an electric generation source in the United States sometime within this century.

Coal’s Accelerated Burn: A Management Guide to Coal Plant Decommissioning

This white paper explores the drivers of coal plant closures and recommends the approach generation companies should use to ensure equity and management control throughout the decommissioning process.

California’s Combined Cycle Costs in the Age of the Duck Curve

During the 69th Annual AREGC Conference, Quentin Watkins, manager at ScottMadden, reviewed regional considerations of renewable penetration impacts on combined cycle non-fuel O&M costs. View his complete presentation here.