PSC nixes plan for coal-fired power plant
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - The Public Service Commission voted unanimously to deny Florida Power & Light's application for a $5.7 billion, coal-fired power plant 68 miles from Everglades National Park.
Members voted 4-0, with new Commissioner Nancy Argenziano not taking part. The utility regulatory board was charged with deciding whether there was a need for more power and whether it would be economically feasible for its customers.
The decision follows public hearings in April that drew protests from environmental groups. Among the 31 witnesses at those hearings were three Glades County Commissioners who said the plant is desperately needed to create jobs and economic growth.
Opponents argued the plant would contribute to global warming and pollute the famous River of Grass at a time when the state and federal government are spending more than $10 billion to clean it up.
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Nova Scotia Power says it now generates 30 per cent of its power from renewables
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's private utility says it has hit a new milestone in its delivery of electricity from renewable resources.
Nova Scotia Power says 30 per cent of the electricity it produced in 2018 came from renewable sources such as wind power.
The utility says 18 per cent came from wind turbines, nine per cent from hydroelectric and tidal turbines and three per cent by burning biomass.
However, over half of the province's electrical generation still comes from the burning of coal or petroleum coke. Another 13 per cent come from burning natural gas and five per cent from imports.
The utility says…
