Sierra Club: SWEPCO Should Focus on Clean Energy Portfolio in Its Energy Plan
September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 17 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement:
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On September 15, 2021, SWEPCO, the state's second largest monopoly electric utility, announced its plan to operate the massive and increasingly uneconomic Flint Creek coal power plant until 2038. Utility staff also indicated that a new fracked natural gas power plant is likely, despite the widespread availability of clean, affordable renewable generation that could cre . . .
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On September 15, 2021, SWEPCO, the state's second largest monopoly electric utility, announced its plan to operate the massive and increasingly uneconomic Flint Creek coal power plant until 2038. Utility staff also indicated that a new fracked natural gas power plant is likely, despite the widespread availability of clean, affordable renewable generation that could cre . . .