Analysis of the Dynegy-Vistra Coal Fleet Future Viability in MISO Zone 4 (Southern Illinois)
In this study, Vibrant Clean Energy, LLC (VCE) analyzes alternative least-cost energy and capacity resource pathways to the continued operation of the Dynegy-Vistra coal power fleet in Southern Illinois, also known as “Zone 4” of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)’s planning zones1 . The study’s primary purpose is to determine if DynegyVistra’s coal plants are necessary for resource adequacy and if subsidies Dynegy-Vistra has proposed for the plants are cost-effective.
To this end, the analysis evaluates the state of resource adequacy in Zone 4 and the surrounding region, the ability of the grid to deliver electricity every hour as needed, and the cost of electricity under each alternative pathway to keeping the Dynegy-Vistra coal plants in operation.
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Natural Resources Defense Council
Sierra Club
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- Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics)
- Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical)
- Electrical engineering not elsewhere classified
- Numerical and computational mathematics not elsewhere classified
- Applied mathematics not elsewhere classified
- Atmospheric sciences not elsewhere classified
