Thu, Jul 28, 2011
For years, the knock on various forms of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, has been that they aren’t reliable enough to generate base-load power — the minimum output that utilities must make available to consumers at all times. This is true — coal and natural gas do the heavy lifting. But the […]
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
The Senate sponsor of the Ameren site permit bill thinks the alliance that backed it is ready to support it in the special session in September. Senator Mike Kehoe’s legislation would allow electric companies to pass along to customers the cost of getting a new site permit. In addition to Ameren, it was supported by […]
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Gov. Jay Nixon announces he will call a special session in September to approve an economic development deal, but he says the other pregnant idea that might be included in his call, enabling a rate increase for a consortium of electric utilities to underwrite the cost of a nuclear generating site permit for Callaway 2, […]
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
The Senate sponsor of the Ameren site permit bill thinks the alliance that backed it is ready to support it in the special session in September. Senator Mike Kehoe’s legislation would allow electric companies to pass along to customers the cost of getting a new site permit. In addition to Ameren, it was supported by […]
Mon, Jul 25, 2011
How high is your monthly electricity bill? With the kind of summer we’ve had, your power consumption has probably gone through the roof if you’ve kept the fan and air conditioner on to keep you cool during the ongoing wave of oppressive heat. There are ways that you can cut back, though. Did you know […]
Thu, Jul 21, 2011
The delicate compromise on economic development incentives that was unveiled by state lawmakers Wednesday took a sizable step forward Thursday morning, when Gov. Jay Nixon endorsed many of its key elements. In a speech at the Danforth Plant Science Center in Creve Coeur, Nixon pledged to call a special legislative session to consider a tax credit package, and laid […]
