FirstEnergy
By Joseph Baker on January 27, 2012
Tags: Ameren Corp., FirstEnergy Corporation, FirstEnergy Generation, Maryland Solar LLC, USD, Ameren Corporation, Duke Energy Corp., Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FirstEnergy, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), renewable energy, solar farm, Solar Renewable Energy Credit, electricity, energy, Environmental Protection Agency, James H. Lash, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania
FirstEnergy Corp. shares rose nearly 2% in midday trading Thursday after the company said it will shut down six coal-fired power plants by September 1, 2012.
By Terry McDonald on January 14, 2011
Tags: Yes, Electric Corporation, FirstEnergy Corporation, General Electric Company, Iberdrola USA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Power Delivery, RWE AG, United States, USD, CAES, energy storage, FirstEnergy, GE, renewable power, RWE, solar power, wind energy, Anthony J. Alexander, Arshad Mansoor, electricity, energy, Finance, Iowa, oil, Texas, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Federal Reserve
In theory, the business of providing energy storage for wind and solar power is a terrific investment opportunity.
By Terry McDonald on January 11, 2011
By Alison Pruitt on September 2, 2009
Tags: FirstEnergy, Ohio Edison Company, biofuel, biomass, carbon dioxide, coal, coal power plant, emissions, FirstEnergy, nitrogen oxide, NYSE:FE, Ohio, Ohio Edison Company, retrofit, sulfur dioxide, waste-based biofuel, wood-based biofuel, Cynthia Giles, Department of Justice, electricity, energy, Environmental Protection Agency, John C. Cruden, Ohio
Under a recent federal court agreement, an Ohio utility will convert a large coal-fired power plant into one using primarily renewable biomass fuels, making it the largest such plant to do so.
