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Community Solar Benefits Cooperatives and Customers

September 16, 2019 admin Business, community solar, distributed energy, distributed power, iiot, iiot power, landis+gyr, news, Renewables, rooftop solar, rural electric cooperatives, Solar, Solar power, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 19:24:02 +0000

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For some utilities, community solar is a way to offer consumers access to clean energy without requiring investment in rooftop solar. For others, it presents a means of strategically placing solar resources in the most beneficial locations. Meanwhile, many utilities view it as an opportunity to learn how best to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs). […]

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How to Ensure Plant Reliability and Regulatory Compliance

September 3, 2019 admin abm, Business, connected plant, contract, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, Legal & Regulatory, nerc, news, north american electric reliability corp., O&M, plant reliability and regulatory compliance, Safety, Technology, testing, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 04:00:08 +0000

Lock in safe, reliable operations by opening the door to third-party expertise There’s still a big takeaway from a 2008 Florida blackout, and it’s not the size of the fine that followed. Although it was the largest penalty levied under the new reliability standards at that time, here’s the bigger elephant in the room: Florida […]

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Large Public Power Systems Are Evolving [PODCAST]

August 29, 2019 admin connected plant, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, distributed power, Electric vehicles, electrification, iiot, iiot power, john di stasio, large public power council, lppc, news, power podcasts, public power, Smart Grid, T&D

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:49:11 +0000

The power grid is changing across the U.S. More distributed energy resources are being added every day. That brings challenges for power utilities, but also opportunities. John Di Stasio, president of the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), which represents 27 of the largest locally governed and operated not-for-profit electric systems in the U.S., was a […]

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FERC, NERC Want to Disclose Names, Penalties for Cybersecurity Reliability Violations

August 28, 2019 admin appa, Business, ceii, connected plant, critical energy/electric infrastructure information, Cybersecurity, DOE, EEI, ferc, iiot, iiot cyber, iiot power, Legal & Regulatory, nerc, news, nop, nreca, penalties, privacy, private sector, Security, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:52:16 +0000

The names of bulk power system entities that violate federal critical infrastructure cybersecurity reliability standards—along with identification of standards violated and penalties assessed—may soon be routinely disclosed under changes proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Reliability Corp. (NERC). The proposed changes, which FERC and NERC outlined in an Aug. […]

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Hope for the Blue Sky, Plan for the Storm

August 27, 2019 admin Business, clicksoftware, connected plant, iiot, iiot power, news, O&M, preparedness, Safety, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:05:52 +0000

Organizations operating within a mission-critical environment must adopt appropriate technology to mitigate potentially life-threatening problems. As we acknowledge National Preparedness Month this September, we need to remember what is important to electric power customers. They expect to be kept safe, to be heard, and to receive realistic estimated restoration times—especially when a power line is […]

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Southern Nuclear Adds New Power Plant Simulators

August 15, 2019 admin connected plant, gse systems, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, plant simulator, Safety, simulator, southern nuclear, Technology, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:52:48 +0000

GSE Systems said it has delivered and commissioned three additional full-scope simulators for Southern Nuclear’s new Operations Training Centers. The simulators are for the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, and the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant. Simulators provide efficient hands-on learning for power plant operators. While power plants of […]

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POWER Digest [August 2019]

August 1, 2019 admin Abu Dhabi, african development bank, Business, Coal, cogeneration, ewec, Gas, General Electric, Guam, guam power authority, Hydro, hydropower, iiot, iiot power, International, kepco, mitsubishi hitachi power systems europe, news, noor abu dhabi, Norway, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, statera energy, statkraft, steam, United Arab Emirates, Volkswagen

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

VW Chooses MHPS to Modernize Cogen Plant. Volkswagen AG (VW) in early July said it chose Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe (MHPS Europe) to build a gas-and-steam power plant in Wolfsburg, as part of the

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Fully Digital Nuclear I&C Upgrade Gets ‘Unprecedented’ NRC License

July 11, 2019 admin connected plant, digital, ic, iiot, iiot power, news, NRC, Nuclear, purdue, Research and Development, Technology, upgrade

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:18:42 +0000

A fully digital nuclear reactor instrumentation and control system (I&C)—the first of its kind in the U.S.—at a Purdue University research reactor in West Lafayette, Indiana, has been licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Upgrades to digitalize Purdue University Reactor Number 1 (PUR 1)—a pool-type12-kWt reactor (that runs at 1 kW) originally built in […]

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How to Position Your Power Company for the Future

July 1, 2019 admin Business, business model, connected plant, iiot, iiot power, Markets, news, position company for future, power company, pwc, survey, Technology, utility platform player, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:00:46 +0000

Faced with the challenge of making the right moves to accommodate a swiftly changing energy ecosystem, one question draws into sharp focus for generators and the entire power and utilities industry: What will their role become in the years ahead, considering evolving portfolio mixes and changing industry dynamics? Leaders know there’s a very real possibility […]

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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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