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News Releases 10.14.2021 Written by Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Recognizes Work at Monticello-Winfield Mine in East Texas IRVING, Texas — Oct. 14, 2021 — The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) today announced Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra (NYSE: VST), as a recipient of its 2021 ...
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The second and final unit at Luminant’s new Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County has achieved substantial completion, signaling the turnover of day-to-day operations to Luminant from the general contractor of the unit.
Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Recognizes Work at Monticello-Winfield Mine in East Texas. IRVING, Texas — Oct. 14, 2021 — The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) today announced Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra (NYSE: VST), as a recipient of its 2021 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining ...
- Cancellation of 8 of 11 Proposed Plants
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As part of the estimated US$45 million buyout, Luminant settled a series of lawsuits with Environmental Defense and the Natural Resources Defense Council and agreed to cancel 8 of its planned 11 new Texas coal-fired power plants as well as several new coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania and Virginia, back federal legislation to create a cap-and-trade...
Out of its total 19,356 MW of electric generating capacity in 2005 (1.81% of the U.S. total), Luminant produced 55.6% from natural gas, 32.5% from coal, 12.6% from nuclear, and 0.1% from oil. All of Luminant's power plants are in Texas.
Luminant owned 11 coal-fired generating stations in 2011,as shown below: In 2006, Luminant's 4 coal-fired power plants emitted 51.2 million tons of CO2 (0.85% of all U.S. CO2 emissions) and 275,000 tons of SO2 (1.83% of all U.S. SO2emissions). It was announced on September 12, 2011 that Texas based coal plant Monticello Units 1 and 2 would be idled...
Sierra Club calls for closure of three coal plants in Texas
On March 18, 2011 the Sierra Club released a report stating that three of Luminant's coal plants in East Texas should be shut down because the facilities do not meet Clean Air Act standards and need $3.6 billion in upgrades in order to comply with federal regulations. The three plants targeted were Big Brown, Monticello Steam Station and the Martin Lake Steam Stationplant. The Sierra Club expressed concern about "the major threats to air and water pollution that citizens in the Barnett Shale...
Active 1. Sandy Creek Plant(Texas) Cancelled 1. Big Brown 3(Texas) 2. Lake Creek 3(Texas) 3. Martin Lake 4(Texas) 4. Morgan Creek 7(Texas) 5. Monticello 4(Texas) 6. Tradinghouse 3 & 4(Texas) 7. Valley 4(Texas) Operating 1. Sandow Unit 5(Texas) 2. Oak Grove Plant(Texas)
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1. David Campbell 2. Alliance for Energy and Economic Growth 3. Laura Miller 4. Public Strategies, Inc. 5. Texans for Affordable and Reliable Power 6. Texas and coal 7. United States and coal 8. Global warming 9. David W. Biegler
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1. "TXU Corporation", Google Finance, accessed December 2006. 2. "Judge Rules In Favor Of Texas Clean Air Coalition", CBS11TV.com, December 14, 2006. (This is an Associated Press story). 3. Randy Lee Loftis and Elizabeth Souder, "Coal debate generates high-dollar ad campaigns", Dallas Morning News, February 15, 2007. 4. "PS Aids Huge TXU Buyout Deal," O'Dwyer's PR Daily(sub req'd), February 27, 2007. 5. Hamilton Nolan, "TXU deal uses double-sided PR," PR Week, February 28, 2007. 6. Tara Lohan...
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