Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:04:19 +0000
Modeling from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) suggests an 11% probability of having a load shed issue on a peak day this summer, an official said during a […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 14:10:16 +0000
In a bid to transition to a fully regulated business, Duke Energy will sell its unregulated utility-scale solar and wind group—a portfolio of 3.4 GW—for an enterprise value of $2.8 […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:36:17 +0000
Constellation Energy, the largest nuclear generator in the U.S., will take over NRG Energy’s 44% ownership stake in the 2.6-GW South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STP), a nuclear power […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:29:40 +0000
A project to deploy a 1.5-MW commercial-scale ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by 2025 has gained a key design certification. The crucial
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 17:31:07 +0000
Westinghouse has officially unveiled the AP300, a “downsized” version of the company’s flagship AP1000 Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR) technology. While the small modular reactor (SMR) will enter a nuclear market […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Paul Conlon| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 14:43:08 +0000
The world is currently going through a major shift toward clean energy, triggered by concerns over climate change, depleting resources, and energy security. The energy transition is a massive undertaking, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 10:03:56 +0000
Texas officials on May 4 warned that peak demand for electricity could—for the first time—exceed the amount the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) can generate from on-demand dispatchable power, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:13:08 +0000
One man’s ambition to electrify the Middle South and improve its economic outlook 110 years ago evolved from a handshake for steam from a boiler powered with waste sawdust into Entergy Corp., a
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:30:32 +0000
The “duck curve,” a concept that has become emblematic of the challenges associated with integrating variable renewables in the power system, now looks like a “canyon,” illustrating a paramount urgency […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:24:24 +0000
New rules, regulations, and legislation are changing the way U.S. utilities generate electricity. First, there was the Clean Power Plan (CPP), which was passed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
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