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NERC: Accelerated Coal and Nuclear Retirements Pose Limited Reliability Risks

December 21, 2018 admin accelerated scenario, Business, Coal, Fuel, Gas, Markets, nerc, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, retirements, scenario, stress test, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:37:32 +0000

The accelerated retirement of coal-fired and nuclear generation by 2022 could adversely affect reliability in four regions, including in the east and over a swathe of the central U.S., the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned as it released findings from a “stress-test” scenario. But the entity tasked with ensuring reliability and security of […]

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POWER’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories from 2018

December 21, 2018 admin Business, Coal, dry fork, Environmental, Gas, gas turbine, International, Markets, mhps, news, Nuclear, siemens, Technology, Vogtle

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:01:39 +0000

There’s never a dull moment in the power industry, and like most years, 2018 was filled with many interesting developments. As it has been for more than 135 years, POWER was there to break the news. The following 10 articles were the most-read online stories of the year. #10: New York Denies Air Permit for […]

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Key Power Industry Conferences and Trade Shows to Think About in 2019

December 21, 2018 admin Business, conferences, exhibitions, International, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, networking, news, power events, Technology, Training, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:38:05 +0000

Conferences and exhibitions are a valuable way for power professionals to share ideas and network, gain up-to-date training, further education, understand regulatory or policy changes, and access the latest products and technologies. POWER‘s editors compiled this helpful list of events in 2019 that cater to the power industry. FEBRUARY ARC Industry Forum February 4-7 Orlando, […]

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FERC Follows Up on Tax Reform Response

December 10, 2018 admin adit, Coal, edison electric institute, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, Nuclear, Renewables, tax act

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 16:39:34 +0000

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC, the Commission) took several actions in November to address impacts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Tax Act). FERC had previously issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on how to address the impact of the Tax Act’s reduction in the corporate federal income tax (FIT) rate […]

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POWER Digest [December 2018]

December 3, 2018 admin Brazil, climate change, Coal, enel green power, Environmental, floating solar, Gas, Honduras, Hungary, Japan, japan bank, Markets, news, Nuclear, Renewables, South korea, veolia

Veolia Hungary Creates VPP Portfolio. Veolia Hungary in October acquired a 51% ownership share in CHP Eromu Kft., the first step in a process for Veolia to create a virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio. The

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Moroccan Molten Salt Tower Project Clears Reliability Test

December 3, 2018 admin Business, csp, Environmental, International, Markets, molten salt tower, Morocco, news, noor, ouarzazate, Renewables, Solar, Technology

A 10-day reliability test for the 150-MW Noor Ouarzazate III thermoelectric solar plant in Morocco has wrapped up, demonstrating that the project can provide continuous rated power even in the absence of

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Eight Power Sector Takeaways from the Climate Report

November 30, 2018 admin climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Environmental, Gas, general, Hydro, Markets, news, Power Demand, Renewables, Research and Development, Solar, supply chains, Water, Wind

Despite increased resilience actions, extreme weather events due to climate change are projected to increasingly threaten the nation’s energy infrastructure, and create fuel availability and demand imbalances, the Trump administration’s sprawling climate report released on November 23 suggests. The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) released by the Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is clear in […]

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Business and Leadership Shakeups Continue at GE

November 22, 2018 admin baker hughes, Business, culp, flannery, ge, ge power, innio, Markets, news, reorganization

It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for GE. The company’s stock price has been decimated by the market, decreasing more than 75% from a high of nearly $32 a share as recently as December 2016. Dow Jones removed the company from its benchmark Industrial Average in June, and GE’s Board of Directors sacked CEO […]

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Hydro Plant Saved by Commission-Approved Agreement

November 7, 2018 admin cleco, entergy, Hydro, Legal & Regulatory, Lousiana, Markets, news, Renewables, sabine pass authorities, swepco, toledo bend

Entergy Louisiana, Cleco Power, and Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) have secured a power sales agreement (PSA) to buy power generated by the 80-MW Toledo Bend hydroelectric plant—but only for five years. The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) on October 26 approved the PSA, providing new life, albeit briefly, for the 1963-licensed Toledo Bend project, […]

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PJM: Fuel Supply Resilience Is Sound—For Now

November 6, 2018 admin DOE, ferc, Fuel, fuel supply, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, news, pjm, reliability, resilience

Fuel delivery systems in PJM Interconnection’s vast footprint can generally withstand an extended period of stress and remain reliable, though extreme scenarios could impact the grid, the nation’s largest system operator concluded in a high-profile study. PJM, whose system covers 13 states and 65 million people, launched the study this May as the federal government, […]

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