When you think about the future of energy, do you picture you gas-fired power plants? In this episode, Amy looks at why power companies are racing to build new gas plants and what it means for the future of energy bills, our health and our climate.
We Energies, the largest power company in Wisconsin, recently announced plans to transition two major power plants from coal to natural gas, build two more new gas-fired facilities, and build another new facility to hold liquefied gas. If you think it sounds like a major shift toward more fossil fuel development, you’re right. We Energies’ parent company WEC Energy Group filed an application with the Public Service Commission to get special accounting treatment on the high-dollar projects before they’ve established a need for all that gas.
Are gas-fired power plants the bridge to clean energy that power companies claim?
Host:
Amy Barrilleaux
Guest :
Dr. Paul Mathewson, Science Program Director, Clean Wisconsin
Katie Nekola, Attorney, Clean Wisconsin
Background reading:
- Under the Lens: The Truth About Natural Gas
- We Enegies Doubles Down on Gas
- Fighting the Nemadji Trail Energy Center gas plant
- Back to the Future: We Energies doubles-down on fossil fuel… again
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