Planning Is Key to Successful Nuclear Refueling Outages

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:18:53 +0000

U.S. nuclear power plants typically refuel every 18 to 24 months. Refueling outages normally occur in the spring and fall of the year when demand for electricity is at its lowest. The Energy Information

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Power Grid Investments Improve Reliability and Make Blackouts Less Likely

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:00:25 +0000

While power outages are not uncommon in the U.S., widespread blackouts that last more than a couple of hours are pretty rare. However, this summer marks the 20th anniversary of […]

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GE Invests Heavily in Improving Gas Turbine Repair Processes and Combustor Performance

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:55:26 +0000

On the east side of Greenville, South Carolina, sits a 413-acre site with more than one and a half million square feet of manufacturing space and another 70,000 square feet […]

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Enhancing and Hardening the U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000

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It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand

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Enhancing and Hardening the U.S. Power Grid

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:15:07 +0000

Transmission-distribution-T&D-power-grid-infrastructure

It’s no secret that the U.S. power grid needs some work. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), nearly 70% of the nation’s grid is more than 25 years old. The DOE says the U.S. needs to expand

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Supply Chain Issues Mean Planning Is More Important Than Ever

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 04:14:00 +0000

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It’s hard to imagine a company that hasn’t been affected by supply chain issues over the past couple of years. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, a couple of utility executives had suggested POWER

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