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Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan, and FDR: Big Players in U.S. Hydropower History

March 23, 2023 admin Army Corps of Engineers, bonneville power administration, bureau of reclamation, Business, full coverage, grand coulee dam, History, Hydro, hydropower, news, power, power podcasts, the power podcast, TVA

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:30:59 +0000

When you study the history of hydropower, you expect to learn about people like British-American engineer James Francis, who developed the first modern hydro turbine in 1849. A testament to his genius is that the Francis turbine continues to be the most widely used water turbine in the world today. Or you assume American inventor […]

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Navajo Coal Plant Powers Down

November 27, 2019 admin Arizona, batteries, bureau of reclamation, clean power, Coal, Energy Storage, EPA, Fossil Fuels, hopi nation, kayenta mine, natural gas, Navajo Generating Station, navajo nation, Salt River Project, Solar energy, us bureau of reclamation, us environmental protection agency, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:29:59 +0000

The Navajo Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant, has closed it’s doors for good. It was run for 45 years in Arizona and was the largest coal plant in the West. Its closure will most likely affect the entire region. USA Today reports that the mine that supplied the plant with coal has also closed — it closed back in August

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Companies End Effort to Buy Navajo Generating Station

September 21, 2018 admin Arizona, arizona public service, avenue capital, bureau of reclamation, Business, Coal, hopi, middle river power, navajo, Navajo Generating Station, news, nv energy, tucson electric power

The companies negotiating to purchase the largest coal-fired power plant in the southwestern U.S. have ended their pursuit, which means the 2,250-MW Navajo Generating Station (NGS) near Page, Arizona, remains scheduled to close by year-end 2019. Avenue Capital, a New York-based global investment firm focused on distressed assets, and Chicago-based Middle River Power on September […]

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Potential Navajo Station Operator—Less Capacity Equals More Profit

August 16, 2018 admin arizona public service, avenue capital, bureau of reclamation, Business, center arizona project, Coal, Gas, hopi, interior department, middle river power, natural gas, navajo, navajo generating, navajo nation, news, nv energy, peabody energy, tucson electric power

The possible new operator of the largest coal-fired power plant in the western U.S. told Arizona regulators this week the company would run the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) at less than half its installed generation capacity in order to maintain profitability. An official for Illinois-based Middle River Power (MRP) also said the plant would operate […]

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