Study Group: Northern Appalachian Coal Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 19
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Owner
High Energy Services
Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units across the...
John BechtoldCoal & Energy Consultant
John Bechtold
John Bechtold is an independent Coal and Energy Consultant providing services to a wide variety of clients including Hill & Associates, a premier coal consultancy firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. He specializes in handling issues facing coal suppliers and consumers throughout the region. Formerly,...
Executive Vice President
Geo Trade International, LLC
Markus Bates is Executive Vice President at Geo Trade International, a firm providing coal trading services. Mr. Bates is responsible for managing international raw materials trading operations. He has more than 15 years of experience in international coal trading activities. Mr. Bates traded blast...
President
Ramshorn Investments, Inc.
Jordan Smith is the President at Ramshorn Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nabors Drilling. Mr. Smith is responsible for the screening and participation in direct investments in the exploration and production sector for Nabors worldwide. He has more than 50 years of experience in conducting...
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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
Court’s decision vacating the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) potentially affects utilities or IPPs long the allowances as described in the section that follows.
When air pollution retrofits are placed on a power plant, a regulated, investor-owned, utility financially benefits. An unregulated, independent power producer (IPP) does not necessarily financially benefit.
The Court’s July 11, 2008 decision vacating the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) caused the price of SO2 emissions allowances to decrease less than the cost of operating a scrubber to reduce the SO2 emissions. The discussions that follow discuss this and the likelihood...
As the article points out, natural gas-fired generation may be cheaper than coal-fired generation in certain parts of the nation. The section below discusses some of the items that go into the decision to fuel switch from coal to natural gas.
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