It’s not hot yet across the entire U.S., but it soon will be. Power plant rules haven’t changed yet, but they will.

With the unofficial start of summer just around the corner, utilities and independent system operators are looking for ways to relieve peak loads and congestion on the electricity grid for the coming season and down the road.

via Less Coal, But More What? : Greentech Media.

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