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How a Major Resort Owner Manages Its Power [PODCAST]

March 20, 2019 admin Business, distributed energy, distributed power, electric power conference and exhibition, Markets, mgm resorts international, news, nv energy, power podcasts, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Solar power, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:46:21 +0000

MGM Resorts International took a bold step in 2016 when it ended its energy-buying relationship with NV Energy and instead chose to purchase electricity from private providers. The company’s decision was driven by a desire to slash bills and boost renewables. Henry Shields, executive director of finance and analysis in the Corporate Sustainability division of […]

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NV Energy Accelerates Retirement of One of Nevada’s Last Coal Units

December 27, 2018 admin Business, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, grid, irp, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, nevada, news, nv energy, Power Demand, puc, reliability, Renewables, Solar, solar pv, T&D

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:57:34 +0000

NV Energy plans to retire a 254-MW coal-fired unit in a power-constrained region of Nevada at the end of 2021, four years ahead of schedule. The company will instead purchase 1,001 MW from new solar photovoltaic projects equipped with 100 MW of long-term battery storage, effectively doubling its total renewable generation from 14% in 2017 […]

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Companies End Effort to Buy Navajo Generating Station

September 21, 2018 admin Arizona, arizona public service, avenue capital, bureau of reclamation, Business, Coal, hopi, middle river power, navajo, Navajo Generating Station, news, nv energy, tucson electric power

The companies negotiating to purchase the largest coal-fired power plant in the southwestern U.S. have ended their pursuit, which means the 2,250-MW Navajo Generating Station (NGS) near Page, Arizona, remains scheduled to close by year-end 2019. Avenue Capital, a New York-based global investment firm focused on distressed assets, and Chicago-based Middle River Power on September […]

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Potential Navajo Station Operator—Less Capacity Equals More Profit

August 16, 2018 admin arizona public service, avenue capital, bureau of reclamation, Business, center arizona project, Coal, Gas, hopi, interior department, middle river power, natural gas, navajo, navajo generating, navajo nation, news, nv energy, peabody energy, tucson electric power

The possible new operator of the largest coal-fired power plant in the western U.S. told Arizona regulators this week the company would run the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) at less than half its installed generation capacity in order to maintain profitability. An official for Illinois-based Middle River Power (MRP) also said the plant would operate […]

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Large Solar-Plus-Storage Projects Planned Near Las Vegas

July 30, 2018 admin Arizona, California, Energy Storage, gemini, nevada, news, nv energy, Renewables, Solar, solar-plus-storage, yellow pine

Two planned solar projects in Nevada would be the first in that state to include battery storage, part of an increasing trend toward such projects to help mitigate issues with integrating renewable energy into the larger transmission grid. Both projects are scheduled to begin construction next year pending regulatory approval, with the Bureau of Land […]

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Chicago Company Preparing Offer for Navajo Generating Station

June 7, 2018 admin arizona public service, Business, central arizona project, Chicago, Coal, middle river power, Navajo Generating Station, news, nv energy, Salt River Project, tucson electric power

A suburban Chicago-based energy company executive on June 7 told Arizona officials his group is putting together a proposal to purchase the Navajo Generating Station (NGS), the largest coal-fired power plant in the western U.S. The plant’s current owners have said they will close the 2,250-MW facility by year-end 2019 unless a buyer is found. […]

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