Tag: Illinois
45,000 gallons of crude spilled in CN derailment in Illinois
CN derailment poses “no measurable risk to the community”: Police Chief No one was injured when a Canadian National Railroad train hauling over 100 crude oil cars derailed in Plainfield Illinois on Friday evening. Cleanup efforts are currently underway after two of the cars leaked as much as 45,000 gallons of oil leaked from two […]
Illinois nuclear power plants lose $800 million in 6 years, state forced to subsidize
Nuclear accounts for over 50% of electricity generation in Illinois Nuclear plants in Illinois have provided about half of the state’s total electricity generation since 2010, and two nuclear plants in particular—Quad Cities and Clinton—together provided more than 12 per cent of the state’s electricity generation over the past several years. However, in May 2016, Exelon, […]
In 2015, US coal production, consumption, and employment fell over 10%
2015 employment at US coal mines in decreased by 12% to 65,971 employees US coal production dropped by more than 10 per cent in 2015 to 897 million short tons (MMst), the lowest production level since 1986, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Production in all three major coal-producing regions (the Appalachian, the Interior, and […]
Exelon to shut two Illinois nuclear plants as natural gas continues to dominate power sector
Exelon blames stalled state energy legislation for closures June 2 (Reuters) – Exelon Corp, the biggest U.S. nuclear power plant operator, said on Thursday it will shut reactors at the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear stations in Illinois, given a lack of progress on state energy legislation that would have allowed the plants to operate economically. […]
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