FERC Adopts ‘Historic’ Reforms to Ease Nationwide Generation Interconnection Backlog

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:41:26 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved key transmission reforms aimed at clearing a staggering backlog of more than 10,000 generation and storage projects—more than 2,000 GW—stalled in interconnection […]

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TECO Achieves Highly Reliable Power Grid Service with Advanced Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:17:00 +0000

Tampa Electric Company (TECO) has enhanced its power system operation through the adoption of advanced technology. Its pioneering culture and the benefits obtained with these new innovative tools have led to

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Pairing Solar with Linear Generators Yields a Revolutionary C&I Energy Solution

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:16:00 +0000

A unique hybrid energy solution that ties in a rooftop solar array and a novel linear generator technology produces all power consumed at a Lineage Logistics cold warehousing facility in Colton, California

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How the ‘Great Resignation’ and Disengagement Are Affecting the Power Industry

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:14:00 +0000

The “Great Resignation” is a term used to describe a widespread trend that took shape over the past few years of employees voluntarily changing jobs in large numbers. The phenomenon gained traction during

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NRG Energy’s Pivot Amid Power Sector Change

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:13:00 +0000

Once a giant pure-play independent power producer, NRG Energy has cultivated a legacy of pioneering business models to withstand waves of change in the power sector. Its latest strategic shift pivots from

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Generator Maintenance: Preparing for the Bubble

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:12:00 +0000

If you were paying attention to the power industry during the early 2000s, you may remember a large spike in the U.S. gas turbine fleet at the time. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that

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A Model for ZLD Treatment of Blowdown from Cooling Towers—Even the Big Ones

Credit to Author: Eric Dole, PE| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:10:00 +0000

Pilot testing under the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Pitch-to-Pilot desalination research funding proved an electro-coagulation, clarification, micro-filtration, reverse osmosis with vacuum-assisted

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Vogtle Unit 3 Enters Commercial Operation: First ‘Newly Constructed’ U.S. Nuclear Power Plant in Decades

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:18:47 +0000

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Georgia Power declared Plant Vogtle Unit 3 commercially operational on July 31, 2023, making it the first “newly constructed” nuclear power unit to be added to the U.S. fleet in […]

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Estrella del Mar III, a Visionary Floating Power Plant, Is POWER’s Plant of the Year

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:17:00 +0000

Winning POWER’s highest honor is Estrella del Mar III, a first-of-its-kind floating combined cycle gas turbine power barge that fulfills a remarkable assortment of modern power system demands. Nearly fully

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Dania Beach Clean Energy Center: A Vital Power Resource for Southeast Florida

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2023 04:16:00 +0000

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Florida Power & Light’s Dania Beach site has been producing power for Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and surrounding communities for more than 95 years. With the latest modernization project, it’s destined to

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