Section 202(c) Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/section-202c/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:15:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Section 202(c) Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/section-202c/ 32 32 Winter Reliability Concerns Spur Fresh DOE Intervention for PJM, MISO https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/ https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:11:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245668 The Department of Energy (DOE) extended its run of federal grid interventions into winter over the past week, issuing a Section 202(c) emergency order on Nov. 18 for Consumers Energy’s 1,420-MW J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan and another on Nov. 25 for Constellation’s 760-MW Eddystone Units 3 and 4 in southeastern Pennsylvania in a […]

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Eddystone Generating Station, located just south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River, is a six-unit, 820-MW facility owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Units 3 and 4—commissioned between 1967 and 1970—are dual-fuel steam turbine units capable of burning natural gas or oil, providing critical flexibility during fuel supply or pricing disruptions. Courtesy: Constellation Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/winter-reliability-concerns-spur-fresh-doe-intervention-for-pjm-miso/feed/ 0 Federal Grid Interventions Enter a Second Phase as DOE Extends Emergency Orders https://www.powermag.com/federal-grid-interventions-enter-a-second-phase-as-doe-extends-emergency-orders/ https://www.powermag.com/federal-grid-interventions-enter-a-second-phase-as-doe-extends-emergency-orders/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:33:02 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240506 The Trump administration’s unprecedented use of emergency grid authorities entered a second phase in August 2025, as the Department of Energy (DOE) extended three critical reliability orders. The measures signal that this year’s historic string of federal interventions—staked in Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act—are likely to continue beyond the traditional summer peak and […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/federal-grid-interventions-enter-a-second-phase-as-doe-extends-emergency-orders/feed/ 0 DOE’s Fifth Emergency Order—for PJM—Caps Summer of Escalating Grid Risk https://www.powermag.com/does-fifth-emergency-order-for-pjm-caps-summer-of-escalating-grid-risk/ https://www.powermag.com/does-fifth-emergency-order-for-pjm-caps-summer-of-escalating-grid-risk/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:21:30 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=238664 The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its fifth 202(c) emergency order this year, directing PJM Interconnection to override environmental limits and dispatch an oil-fired power generating unit in Maryland strictly as needed to avert possible blackouts in the Baltimore region. The July 28 order, issued under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, authorizes […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/does-fifth-emergency-order-for-pjm-caps-summer-of-escalating-grid-risk/feed/ 0 Trump Administration Issues Third Emergency Order to Prevent PJM Power Shortfall https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-issues-third-emergency-order-to-prevent-pjm-power-shortfall/ https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-issues-third-emergency-order-to-prevent-pjm-power-shortfall/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:29:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234769 The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its third Section 202(c) emergency order in the past two weeks, this time to bolster reliability in PJM Interconnection by compelling Constellation Energy to keep Units 3 and 4 of its dual-fuel Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania open beyond their scheduled retirement date of May 31, 2025. The […]

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Eddystone Generating Station, located just south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River, is a six-unit, 820-MW facility owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Units 3 and 4—commissioned between 1967 and 1970—are dual-fuel steam turbine units capable of burning natural gas or oil, providing critical flexibility during fuel supply or pricing disruptions. Courtesy: Constellation Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-issues-third-emergency-order-to-prevent-pjm-power-shortfall/feed/ 0 DOE Issues Rare Emergency Order to Delay Michigan Coal Plant Retirement Amid MISO Grid Risk https://www.powermag.com/doe-issues-rare-emergency-order-to-delay-michigan-coal-plant-retirement-amid-miso-grid-risk/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-issues-rare-emergency-order-to-delay-michigan-coal-plant-retirement-amid-miso-grid-risk/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 19:38:53 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234665 The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an emergency order to delay the closure of Consumer Energy’s 1,560-MW J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan, citing urgent reliability concerns for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) grid as the Midwest braces for peak summer electricity demand.  The rare order, issued May 23 by Energy […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-issues-rare-emergency-order-to-delay-michigan-coal-plant-retirement-amid-miso-grid-risk/feed/ 0 DOE Orders Fossil Units Online After Puerto Rico Blackouts, Citing Dispatchable Capacity Need https://www.powermag.com/doe-orders-fossil-units-online-after-puerto-rico-blackouts-citing-dispatchable-capacity-need/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-orders-fossil-units-online-after-puerto-rico-blackouts-citing-dispatchable-capacity-need/#respond Mon, 19 May 2025 11:04:56 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234180 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invoked emergency authority to compel Puerto Rico’s public utility to dispatch mothballed oil-fired and fossil-fueled power units, citing an imminent threat to grid reliability following two major blackouts in less than a month. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, acting on behalf of the DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, […]

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The Costa Sur Thermal Power Plant, owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), is located in Guayanilla on the island’s southern coast. The 820-MW facility, one of Puerto Rico’s largest fossil-fueled power stations, uses dual-fuel steam units and includes black start-capable gas turbines. It plays a central role in maintaining grid reliability during emergencies. In May 2025, PREPA restored Unit 5 to service following months of outage, adding 350 MW of dispatchable capacity ahead of the summer peak.

]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-orders-fossil-units-online-after-puerto-rico-blackouts-citing-dispatchable-capacity-need/feed/ 0 DOE Issues Emergency Order to Alleviate California Power Crisis https://www.powermag.com/doe-issues-emergency-order-to-alleviate-california-power-crisis/ https://www.powermag.com/doe-issues-emergency-order-to-alleviate-california-power-crisis/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:19:06 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=155972 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Sept. 6 took the rare but drastic action of issuing an emergency order under the Federal Power Act (FPA) to authorize the maximum operation of three natural gas–fired facilities on the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO’s) grid whose full capability had been stranded by federal air quality and […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/doe-issues-emergency-order-to-alleviate-california-power-crisis/feed/ 0 More Losses for FirstEnergy; FES Seeks Policy Support Amid Bankruptcy https://www.powermag.com/more-losses-for-firstenergy-fes-seeks-policy-backing-amid-bankruptcy/ https://www.powermag.com/more-losses-for-firstenergy-fes-seeks-policy-backing-amid-bankruptcy/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:52:18 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=130283 Despite significant milestones to become a fully regulated utility, FirstEnergy Corp. on October 25 reported third-quarter losses of $512 million on revenue of $3.1 billion. The results largely reflect charges related to the court-approved settlement in the bankruptcy cases of its competitive subsidiaries FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) and FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC), the company said. […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/more-losses-for-firstenergy-fes-seeks-policy-backing-amid-bankruptcy/feed/ 0 [UPDATED] Trump Administration to Force Purchases of Coal, Nuclear Power https://www.powermag.com/report-trump-administration-to-force-purchases-of-coal-nuclear-power/ https://www.powermag.com/report-trump-administration-to-force-purchases-of-coal-nuclear-power/#respond Fri, 01 Jun 2018 13:34:52 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=123255 A draft memo circulated by the Trump administration before the National Security Council urges federal action to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants. Bloomberg on May 31 first pointed to the existence of the 41-page memo, which is dated May 29 and distributed Thursday. The memo outlines plans for a […]

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