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Power Industry Continues to Face Uncertainty and Change [PODCAST]
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) CEO Bill Johnson in an exclusive interview with POWER suggested that…
PJM: More Than 3,600 MW Will Retire in 2018
Data from regional transmission organization (RTO) PJM Interconnection shows about 630 MW of power generation…
Test Your Knowledge: Steam Turbine Rotor Vibration
Steam turbine rotors are susceptible to bending during some operational evolutions, which can lead to…
Duke Energy Ready to Commission New Florida Gas Plant
Duke Energy Florida will commission both units of its new 1,640-MW Citrus gas-fired combined cycle…
Offshore Wind Surge Threatens Merchant Generator Profits
Two recent project announcements indicate that the U.S. offshore wind sector is burgeoning, bolstered by…
From the Pages of POWER Magazine: #TBT #ThrowbackThursdays
In early 1882, U.S. industry was still heavily dependent on the water wheel, and many housewives cooked on…
THE BIG PICTURE [INFOGRAPHIC]: Changing Fleets
The generating fleets owned by some of the largest companies in the U.S. (ranked here by…
Accident-Tolerant Fuels Could Be a Boon for Nuclear Industry
Following a planned outage, Unit 1 at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley in southeastern Georgia returned to service in early March outfitted with first-of-their-kind accident tolerant fuel (ATF)
Innovative Firefighting Technology Improves Equipment, Personnel Safety
A hybrid fire protection system has the ability to discharge a cloud of hybrid media into protected spaces to extinguish fires without the use of dangerous chemicals. The hybrid cloud is based on cyclonic
POWER Digest [April 2018]
China’s Installed Capacity Grows 7.6% in 2017. China’s installed power capacity in 2017 grew 7.6% compared to the end of 2016 and now stands at 1,777 GW—higher than U.S. installed capacity of 1,198 GW as
GenOn Energy to Retire Three California Gas Plants
In a move that demonstrates how difficult current market conditions are, even for some natural…
Cogeneration Solution Serves Processing Plant Needs [PODCAST]
Concentric Power, a California-based provider of high-efficiency energy modules for onsite refrigeration and electric power…
Entergy One Step Closer to New Gas Plant in New Orleans
In what has been a much longer and more drawn-out process than Entergy could have…
Tampa Electric Will Convert Big Bend Coal Plant to Natural Gas
An executive with the parent company of Tampa Electric said the utility plans to seek…
EIA Report: Gas-fired Generation Will Continue to Outpace Coal
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its first look at expected power generation in…
Tampa Electric Will Convert Big Bend Coal Plant to Natural Gas
An executive with the parent company of Tampa Electric said the utility plans to seek…
EIA Report: Gas-fired Generation Will Continue to Outpace Coal
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its first look at expected power generation in…
FPL Closes Coal Plant, Brings More Solar Online
Florida Power & Light (FPL) began the new year by opening four new solar power…
TVA Retires Aging Johnsonville Coal-fired Plant
The Johnsonville Fossil Plant in Humphreys County, Tennessee, came online in 1951, and provided power…
EPA Seeks Input on Potential Clean Power Plan Replacement
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering drafting a replacement of the Obama administration’s Clean…
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Cybersecurity and the U.S. Power Grid by CIS
Most of the nation's critical infrastructure is Internet-dependent and is the target of persistent cyber attacks. Learn what organizations can…
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Power Utilities are Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks Like Spear Phishing by CIS
Find out what spear phishing is and how it can leave power utilities at risk.
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Sargent & Lundy to Present at HRSG Forum by Sargent Lundy
February 28, 2018 - Sargent & Lundy is presenting at the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Forum, taking place March 5-7 in…