An Environmental Protection Agency rule to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the existing power fleet could bring almost 100 GW of new natural gas-fired generation to the US fleet by 2030, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said in an assessment released Tuesday. The assessment at the same time found significant retirements of coal-fired generation by 2030 as well as an erosion of the economics supporting remaining coal power as the resource shifts from acting as baseload to becoming a peaking asset. NERC is an industry-backed organization tasked by Congress and FERC to ensure bulk power system reliability In light of these and other changes to the system, the assessment noted concerns that the necessary infrastructure may not be in place by the rule’s deadlines, creating the need for a mechanism to ensure reliability should unforeseen issues or timing challenges arise. Article continues below… At the same time, NERC […]