POWER Digest [June 2023]

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:34 +0000

KEPCO Wants to Extend Operations of Two Reactors. Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) in April asked Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for permission to extend the lifespan of Units 3

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Reducing Operational Constraints and Emissions by Increasing Flexible Energy Capacity

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:27:23 +0000

Today, modern network technology can transform commercial and industrial facilities into power sources that generate, store, and trade clean energy, allowing owners to increase cash flow, achieve

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Carbon Capture Key to EPA’s New Power Plant Emissions Rule

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 09:02:46 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled new greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for the nation’s power plants, moving to require both existing and new facilities to capture emissions of […]

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New York Group Acquiring More Than 2.1 GW of Texas Gas-Fired Capacity

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 00:44:33 +0000

New York-based energy investment firm LS Power on May 8 said it has reached an agreement with Brazos Electric Power Cooperative to acquire 2,145 MW of natural gas-fired power generation […]

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Utilizing Data Is Key for Top Grid, Power Plant Performance

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:14:03 +0000

The wealth of data available for today’s power generators is supporting more efficient electricity production, and more reliability and resiliency for the grid. There are many reasons utilities and power

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Enduring Value: Entergy’s More Than 100-Year-Old Story

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:13:08 +0000

One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler powered with waste sawdust into Entergy Corp., a

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POWER Digest [May 2023]

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:11:41 +0000

European Grid Operator Secures 22 GW of HVDC Projects. European transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT will lead a charge to install 11 2-GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems by 2031. A long-term

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GE Invests Heavily in Improving Gas Turbine Repair Processes and Combustor Performance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:55:26 +0000

On the east side of Greenville, South Carolina, sits a 413-acre site with more than one and a half million square feet of manufacturing space and another 70,000 square feet […]

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Texas Combined Cycle Plant Changing Hands

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:43:08 +0000

Rayburn Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Rockwall, Texas, announced on April 19 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ownership of the Panda Sherman Power Plant. The Sherman […]

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Because That’s Where the Carbon Is!

Credit to Author: William M. Conlon| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:20:58 +0000

Hybrid generation and storage is key to rapid low-carbon transition. COMMENTARY When asked why he robbed banks, the infamous Willie Sutton is said to have replied, “Because that’s where the […]

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