In the news today and from the weekend…
Grid:
- E&E News reports that utilities along the U.S. coastlines are finding it hard to obtain new power transformers due to supply chain issues, potentially delaying recovery times as hurricane season arrives.
- Reuters reports the Omaha Public Power District board unanimously voted last week to extend operations at a 645 MW coal plant until 2026, joining at least five other U.S. coal plants with similar extensions this year.
- Bloomberg reports CenterPoint Energy Inc. is delaying retirement of a coal-fired power plant in Indiana as a surge in wholesale electricity prices and uncertainty about some renewable projects undermines President Joe Biden’s push to decarbonize the grid.