July 1, 2010

PRB Coal Users’ Group Celebrates a Decade of Achievement

By Randy Rahm, CoalTech Consultants Inc.

ELECTRIC POWER 2010
The 2010 Powder River Basin Users’ Group (PRBCUG) commemorated its 10th anniversary with 354 registered members (210 of whom were from operating companies) for its three-and-a-half-day annual meeting in Baltimore this May. The meeting’s Grand Sponsor was Benetech and its Plant Professionals group.

The Powder River Basin Coal Users’ Group (PRBCUG) is dedicated to providing the power industry with essential information required for the safe and efficient handling and burning of Powder River Basin coal. Education is the essential ingredient of a proactive program that safely and effectively manages PRB coal use, and education is the focus of our annual meetings. Sharing experiences, good and bad, improves the industry’s understanding of the peculiarities of burning PRB coal. The group’s interactive forum, colocated with the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition (EP), gives members the opportunity to discuss PRB issues with their peers and make new friends whom they can call when the next problem unexpectedly appears at their plant. Here’s a roundup of some of the most memorable aspects of the group’s 10th anniversary meeting.

Plant of the Year Winner

The annual EP Power Plant Awards banquet took place on the evening of May 17 and included 259 PRBCUG delegates among the 315 attendees. As part of the evening’s festivities, the award for the PRBCUG’s Plant of the Year was presented to Xcel Energy’s Tolk Station and Savage-Tolk Energy Services (Figure 1). In a unique arrangement, Savage owns and operates the fuel-handling system at Tolk.

1. Xcel’s excellent accomplishment. The PRBCUG’s Plant of the Year award went to Xcel Energy’s Tolk Station and Savage-Tolk Energy Services. From left to right, Byron Lawrence, general manager, Savage-Tolk Energy Services; David Low, plant director, Xcel Energy’s Tolk Station; and Greg Krieser, PRBCUG chairman. Source: POWER

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