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Regulators Back Georgia Power Plan to Close Coal Units, Add Renewables

July 17, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, Energy Storage, Gas, Georgia Power, georgia psc, Hydro, irp, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, plant hammond, plant mcintosh, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:07:27 +0000

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on July 16 threw its support behind Georgia Power’s plan to add 2,260 MW of new renewable power generation to the utility’s portfolio, on the same day the PSC signed off on the company’s effort to decommission its long-running coal-fired Plant Hammond. Georgia Power earlier this year submitted a […]

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POWER Notebook: Ohio Gas Plant Project in Jeopardy if Nuclear Bill Passes

July 15, 2019 admin algeria, Business, China, Coal, Davis-Besse, fes, FirstEnergy, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, International, kafue gorge lower, Legislative, merchant, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Ohio, perry nuclear power plant, Renewables, scatec solar, sinohydro, Solar, zambia

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:39:26 +0000

New York City-based LS Power on July 15 said it would end a project to expand its natural gas-fired Troy power plant in Ohio if state lawmakers pass legislation to subsidize the state’s two nuclear power plants. LS Power in a news release Monday said, “Handouts to nuclear plants jeopardize the economics of the other […]

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Chile Presents a Coal Exit Plan

June 30, 2019 admin acciona, Argentina, Business, chile, climate change, Coal, coal retirements, engie, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, International, Markets, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, solar thermal, T&D, Technology, transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Chile, a country that relied on coal for about two-fifths of its power generation in 2016, in June announced it would mothball eight coal plants, totaling 23 GW, of its existing 28-plant coal fleet over the

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As Renewables Surge Ahead of Coal, Lawmakers Introduce National Renewable Standard

June 27, 2019 admin awea, bill, biomass, Business, Coal, coal decline, distributed energy, EIA, Fuel, geothermal, Hydro, Legislative, national renewable electricity standard, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Senate, Solar, Technology, tidal power, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:56:23 +0000

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats on June 26 establishes a national electricity standard that would require large retail suppliers to source at least 1.5% of their power from renewables by 2020 and gradually grow that share through 2035. The measure comes a day after the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed monthly generation from renewable […]

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How to Monitor and Predict Operational Performance with Digital Analytics [PODCAST]

June 26, 2019 admin big data, biomass, Business, Coal, connected plant, data analytics, Gas, geothermal, Hydro, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, Nuclear, O&M, power podcasts, Renewables, Technology, the power podcast, trend, trendminer, waste to energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:33:48 +0000

Power plants are capturing operational data in ever-increasing amounts. However, analyzing all the data can be challenging. A number of tools are available that can help. In this episode of The POWER Podcast, two experts from one technology provider explain how big data can be analyzed to identify trends and create actionable information to solve […]

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Apagón: A Blackout Sweeps South America

June 25, 2019 admin apagon, Argentina, blackout, Business, Coal, Gas, grid disturbance, Hydro, hydropower, International, Markets, news, Nuclear, paraguay, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, T&D, Technology, Transmission Lines, Uruguay

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:33:26 +0000

Authorities have initiated a far-reaching investigation into an unprecedented blackout that on June 16 hit a wide swath of South America—most of Argentina and Uruguay, and parts of Paraguay—affecting tens of millions of people. The massive blackout—apagón—is thought to have originated in a disturbance that affected two high-voltage lines, Colonia Elia Y Mercedes and Colonia […]

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Power Plant Emissions Down Substantially in U.S. Since 1990

June 25, 2019 admin carbon, ceres, climate change, CO2, Coal, emissions, entergy, Environmental, Exelon, Gas, Hydro, m.j. bradley & associates, news, NOx, nrdc, Nuclear, Renewables, SO2, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:21:45 +0000

Power plant SO2 and NOx emissions have decreased 92% and 84%, respectively, since Congress passed major amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990. Meanwhile, mercury air emissions from power plants have decreased 90% since 2000, as federal limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants went into effect in 2015. […]

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The POWER Interview: State of the Wind, Solar, Storage, and Hydro Markets

June 5, 2019 admin batteries, bonneville power administration, bpa, Business, California, distributed energy, drillinginfo, Energy Storage, Florida, Gas, Hydro, hydropower, news, pacific northwest, Renewables, rob allerman, Solar, texas, TVA, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:17:25 +0000

Increased power generation from renewable resources such as wind and solar also has created a growing market for energy storage. Generators want to harness that power and have it available when it’s needed, whether or not the wind is blowing or the sun is shining. Rob Allerman, senior director of Power Analytics for Drillinginfo, which […]

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Power Marketer to Tri-State: We’ll Buy and Close Your Coal Plants

May 29, 2019 admin Business, Coal, craig generating station, Gas, guzman energy, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, natural gas, news, Renewables, Solar, tri-state generation and transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 16:19:05 +0000

A wholesale power provider in Colorado wants to supply the state’s largest electric cooperative with power from mostly renewable sources, saying it will pay Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association to retire its coal-fired plants in Colorado and New Mexico. Tri-State, at least for now, said it will not consider the offer. Denver-based Guzman Energy on May […]

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GE Is Banking on Africa’s Burgeoning Power Market

May 16, 2019 admin africa, Business, climate change, Coal, financing, Gas, ge, geothermal, Hydro, International, ipps, Markets, news, offgrid applications, Renewables, Solar, solar pv, southern africa power pool, Technology, White Paper, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:43:35 +0000

Sub-Saharan Africa’s power generation capacity is projected to surge 4% annually through 2040, and its current energy mix—which is today dominated by hydro and coal—will likely be more diversified as interest rises in renewables such as solar and wind, General Electric (GE) said in a white paper released in May, surveying market opportunities in the […]

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