TVA Urges Conservation as Cold Snap Sets All-Time Peak Demand Record

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:37:42 +0000

TVA’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant is located on 1,700 acres on the northern end of the Chickamauga Reservoir near Spring City, in East Tennessee. Each unit has a capacity of about 1,150 MW of electricity. Source: TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has urged conservation as it grapples with record-high power demand amid extremely cold temperatures and near-zero wind chill over its seven-state region in the Southeast. […]

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ERCOT Warns of ‘Tight Conditions’ as Intense Freeze Grips Texas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:57:54 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a conservation appeal as it braces for continued freezing temperatures, “very high” demand, and “unseasonably low wind” early in the morning […]

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PJM Urges Delayed Retirement of 840-MW Fossil Fuel Power Plant, Citing Reliability Impacts

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:17:22 +0000

The H.A. Wagner Power Plant, located outside Baltimore, MD, is fueled by coal, natural gas, and oil. It includes an approximately 13-megawatt gas turbine unit, which can serve as a peaking unit. Unit 3 will convert to run on oil by the end of 2023. Courtesy: Talen Energy

PJM has urged Talen Energy to delay its deactivation of two of four units at the 840-MW coal, oil, and gas–fired Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station in Maryland until transmission […]

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UK Eyes Domestic HALEU Nuclear Fuel Production as Global Interest Ramps Up

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 15:17:02 +0000

The UK may be poised to become the first European country to launch domestic production of high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). New funding announced by the country’s government this week signifies […]

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How Power Companies Can Ride the EV Wave for New Revenue

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 05:17:00 +0000

Have you noticed more electric vehicles (EVs) driving around your neighborhood? According to Kelley Blue Book’s “Electric Vehicle Sales Report Q3 2023,” EV sales volume in the U.S. set a new record in

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National Grid’s Evolution: Branching Out from Deep Roots

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:08:03 +0000

Rooted in the birth of the UK’s energy industry, National Grid’s operations have traversed critical periods of the energy industry’s tumultuous history. While it is today one of the world’s largest

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EU Power Markets Show Improvements After Bucking Reliance on Russian Gas

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:05:08 +0000

European Union (EU) electricity markets appear to be successfully bucking their reliance on Russian gas. Several recent reports point to improved market fundamentals in the region, suggesting the region is on

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Bipartisan Support Makes Backing Nuclear Power an Administration-Proof Investment

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:24:37 +0000

Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, suggested a bipartisan majority in Congress recognizes the importance of nuclear […]

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UK Shortlists Six Nuclear Designs in SMR Competition, Intends to Award Contract by Summer 2024

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:53:25 +0000

Six nuclear designs will advance to the next phase of the UK’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition, a fast-track measure that could result in a government contract within the next […]

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SPP Set to Become First RTO Straddling Eastern and Western Interconnections

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:37:23 +0000

The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is poised to become the first regional transmission organization (RTO) to provide coordinated operation across the Eastern and Western Interconnections, bridging a historic gap to […]

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