The Energy Policy Act of 2005 gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to override state and local opposition to the construction of interstate transmission lines if the…
Power
Monthly Issue | July 15, 2007
Pistachio plant gives new meaning to green Now you can feel really green about those tasty green pistachio snacks. Paramount Farms in California's agriculture-rich Central Valley, billing itself as the…
NUCLEAR PLANT OVERHAUL Hydro-demolition speeds reactor dome entry Replacements of the steam generators (SGs) of nuclear power plants have become commonplace since the first one was completed 25 years ago.…
Congress's enactment of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) triggered a revolution in the development and construction of power plants. PURPA's creation of an independent class of…
One of the highlights of this year's Power Plant Awards Banquet, held the night before the kickoff of the ELECTRIC POWER 2007 Conference ' Exhibition, was the presentation of the…
Most preventive and predictive maintenance practices for steam turbines focus on keeping lube oil pure, vibration levels under control, and all inlet and non-return valves ready to stroke at a…
Scientific debate on the validity of global warming science continues, but the issue has yet had little impact on individuals. That impact is being negotiated in Washington, where a regulatory…
In January and February, members of the U.S. Congress introduced with great fanfare a dozen comprehensive carbon cap-and-trade bills that compete with each other to impose the most stringent standards…
A safe work environment is not an unreasonable expectation for every type and class of worker. From the laborer digging a trench to the office engineer to the site manager—all…
No one in this industry underestimates the difficulty of transforming an unwieldy and distinctly nonuniform substance like coal into a fuel whose physical and chemical characteristics are consistent enough to…