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Midterms a Mixed Bag for State Energy Ballot Measures

November 10, 2018 admin Arizona, California, climate change, Environmental, general, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, midterm elections, nevada, news, Renewables, Washington

The midterm elections yielded mixed results for power-related matters across the U.S. Voters in Arizona shot down a measure that would have expanded the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030, but voters in Nevada overwhelmingly backed a similar measure, adding it to a growing list of states that have sought 50% RPS […]

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A Satellite View of Hurricane Michael’s Power Outages

October 30, 2018 admin general, hurricane, juxtapose, Markets, michael, nasa, news, power outages, reliability, Research and Development, resilience, Satellite, Technology

After Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a category 4 storm on October 10, it moved across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and southeastern Virginia on October 11, and finally out into the Atlantic on October 12. According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration office, the storm […]

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As DOE’s Coal Rescue Reportedly Dead-Ends, Stakeholders Recommend New Pathways

October 18, 2018 admin Coal, Environmental, general, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, supply chains, Technology

The White House may have shelved an effort to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants amid opposition inside the administration, Politico reported on October 15. The publication reported “four people with knowledge of the discussions” have confirmed that opposition from the president’s own advisers on the National Security Council […]

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What Coal Generators Should Know About the EPA’s Proposed ACE Rule

August 21, 2018 admin ace rule, boilers, Clean Power Plan, climate change, Coal, economizers, efficiency, Environmental, EPA, Gas, general, heat rate, Legal & Regulatory, neural networks, news, nsps, nsr, Obama, sootblowing, Trump, turbine overhauls

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule is proposed to replace the 2015 Clean Power Plan—which the Supreme Court stayed in February 2016 and never went into effect. According to the EPA, the replacement is necessary because the Obama-era Clean Power Plan “exceeded the EPA’s authority.” However, like the Clean Power Plan, […]

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New Cyber Threat Actor Targeting Power Sector Identified

August 2, 2018 admin connected plant, Cybersecurity, Dragos, general, iiot cyber, iiot power, leafminer, news, raspite, symantec, threat actors, Ukraine, xenotime

Cybersecurity experts have identified a new activity group that they say is targeting access operations at electric utilities in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and East Asia. Cybersecurity firm Dragos Inc. told POWER on August 1 that though it has confirmed that the group—which it dubbed “RASPITE”—is actively targeting electric utilities, “there is no current indication […]

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THE BIG PICTURE: A Gas Trade Transformation (Infographic)

August 1, 2018 admin big picture, Business, China, Gas, gas supply, general, History, iea, Infographics, International, Japan, lng, Markets, news, Russia, supply chains, Trade, u.s., world gas conference

According to the International Energy Agency, global natural gas trade has grown by more than 40% over the past 15 years. Over the next five years, current trade flows are expected to significantly diversify, boosted by development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. LNG trade, which grew by 11% in 2017 to 391 billion cubic […]

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Fusion Power: Watching, Waiting, as Research Continues

August 1, 2018 admin aec, Business, DOE, fusion power, general, GERMANY, h-bomb, hans bethe, History, hydrogen, International, iter, lasers, lawrence livermore national laboratory, magnets, mit, news, Nuclear, nuclear fusion, nuclear technology, r&d, Research and Development, Technology

Cheap and abundant electric power from nuclear fusion—power “too cheap to meter”—has been a dream for more than a half-century. But as time passes, practical fusion appears to be moving further into

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Trends and Obstacles in the Power Industry Workforce

July 2, 2018 admin baby boomers, Business, business practices, cgi consultants, challenges, department of labor, economics, general, International, Markets, news, northwest lineman college, Population, siemens, talent, whistleblowers, workforce

Baby boomers are retiring, unemployment is low, skilled craft workers are in short supply, and human resources in the workforce are a growing issue for power industry management. “Demography is destiny.”

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