In the news today…
Grid:
- Omaha World-Herald reports the Omaha Public Power District considers plans to keep a coal plant — one of the biggest polluters in Nebraska — open for possibly another three years to ensure grid reliability as replacement projects stall.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Ameren customers could pay $15-$20 million per month to keep open a large Missouri coal plant to ensure grid reliability.
- E&E News reports grid operators confront challenges with production lulls as wind and solar projects experience gaps in generation.