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APS Will Add 850 MW of Battery Storage to Solar Plants
Arizona’s largest utility wants to support its renewable power portfolio by adding as much as 850 MW of battery storage capacity to its solar power plants by 2025. Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) made the…
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Southern Company CEO: Vogtle Ahead of Schedule
Southern Company CEO Thomas Fanning on February 20 said construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is on track and could possibly beat the current regulatory approved startup dates for the AP1000 units.…
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Japanese Conglomerates Rejigger Power Sector Strategies
Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), two giant Japanese companies with substantial stakes in the world's power sector, are separately rethinking future business directions as sizable disruptions shake up prospects for traditional market growth. In…
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Alabama Power Will Close Century-Old Coal Plant
An Alabama power plant that has operated for more than a century will close in April, with Alabama Power saying that the cost to comply with government regulations on the handling of coal ash and…
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MDU Will Close Coal Units in Montana, North Dakota
A subsidiary of MDU Resources Group on February 19 said it plans to close three of its coal-fired units at power plants in Montana and North Dakota. Montana-Dakota Utilities said it would partly replace the…
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POWER Interview: The Future of Power Sector Engineering Amid Market Disruptions
Danish engineering, design, and consultancy firm Ramboll Group in December entered into an agreement to acquire U.S-based engineering and design consultancy OBG. Founded in 1945, OBG has delivered integrated engineering solutions within water, energy, environment…
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Entergy Texas Breaks Ground on New 993-MW Combined Cycle Plant
Entergy Texas on February 15 began construction of its first new power plant in 40 years. The Montgomery County Power Station (MCPS), located in Willis, will be a 993-MW combined cycle gas turbine plant, adjacent…
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Solar, Wind, Storage Come Together in Oregon Project
A renewable energy project in eastern Oregon is being touted as the first in the U.S. to combine wind and solar power with battery storage. Portland General Electric (PGE) plans to build the Wheatridge Renewable…
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National Engineers Week: Engineering for the Power World
This week (Feb. 17–23) is National Engineers Week. “EWeek” as the National Society of Professional Engineers calls it, is a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50…
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Pennsylvania Is Newest Nuclear Subsidy Battleground
Pennsylvania, the nation’s second-largest nuclear power-producing state, is now definitively a battleground for nuclear power subsidies. Last week, in two memos that were circulated in the state House and Senate, seven lawmakers signaled they would…
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Video Shows Demolition of Old German Coal Plant
The Gustav Knepper power plant in Dortmund-Mengede, Germany, was leveled by two controlled explosions on February 17. The facility had been closed for five years. The plant's boiler house was brought down first. A 210-meter…
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Current Posts
APS Will Add 850 MW of Battery Storage to Solar Plants
Arizona’s largest utility wants to support its renewable power portfolio by adding as much as…
National Engineers Week: Engineering for the Power World
This week (Feb. 17–23) is National Engineers Week. “EWeek” as the National Society of Professional…
POWER Interview: The Future of Power Sector Engineering Amid Market Disruptions
Danish engineering, design, and consultancy firm Ramboll Group in December entered into an agreement to…
Japanese Conglomerates Rejigger Power Sector Strategies
Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), two giant Japanese companies with substantial stakes in the…
Southern Company CEO: Vogtle Ahead of Schedule
Southern Company CEO Thomas Fanning on February 20 said construction of two new nuclear reactors…
THE BIG PICTURE: World’s Biggest Power Companies
In 2017, the 10 largest power companies, ranked by their installed generation capacity, owned 18%…
Hydrogen Energy Gains Steam
Interest in hydrogen-powered fuel cells for transportation and machinery applications appears to have kicked up…
Digitization and Analytics in Power Plants
A key aspect of any digitization effort is providing easy access to data by engineersand other experts so they can perform advanced analytics to improve outcomes. In the March 2018 issue of POWER, an article
DERMS Technology Part of Australia's Push for Renewables
A new distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) is being deployed in Western Australia, designed to manage distributed energy resources (DERs) across nearly 1 million square miles, with a focus on
A Grim Gap: Cybersecurity of Level 1 Field Devices
Industrial control system cybersecurity is today largely focused on securing networks, and efforts largely ignore process control equipment that is crucial for plant safety and reliability, leaving it woefully
Key Power Industry Conferences and Trade Shows to Think About in 2019
Conferences and exhibitions are a valuable way for power professionals to share ideas and network,…
GE Gas Turbine Blade Issue Concerns Analyst
Lead analyst Stephen Tusa lowered J.P. Morgan’s rating on GE stock after “checks on two…
Storage Bringing Change to Energy Markets
Energy industry experts speaking at the MEGA Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 21 agreed…
Trump Emissions Plan Aims to Boost Coal-Fired Power
The Trump administration has proposed an overhaul of U.S. power plant emissions rules, unveiling a…
Test Your Knowledge: Scaffold Safety
It is safe to say that every power plant in the world uses scaffolding in…
What Is Coal’s Future? [PODCAST]
The Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs—a bipartisan think tank—will host the “Jackson Hole Global…
Coal Silo Failures Reveal the Need for NDE Inspection
In July 2016, a coal silo collapsed at an Indiana power plant. The root cause…
AEP Will Close Ohio Coal Plant Early
American Electric Power (AEP) this week confirmed it will close its coal-fired Conesville Power Plant…
Nation’s Oldest Independent Coal Producer Files Bankruptcy
Colorado-based Westmoreland Coal Co. on October 9 said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,…
Companies End Effort to Buy Navajo Generating Station
The companies negotiating to purchase the largest coal-fired power plant in the southwestern U.S. have…
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How to Implement a High Energy Piping (HEP) Program To Prevent Catastrophic Damages and Minimize Unplanned Outages
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Distributed Energy Conference10/15/2018
The Distributed Energy Conference is the only event that brings together utility-scale electricity providers with other power generators, including commercial and industrial facilities, cooperatives, and private enterprise. It focuses on… Learn more
Connected Plant Conference, presented by POWER02/19/2019
Hosted by POWER magazine, this is the only event dedicated to the latest digital monitoring, diagnostic, analytics, Industrial Internet of Things, and decision-support technologies for the power generation industry. Learn more
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Attend the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, which pairs hands-on training and development with current, relevant insight on the volatile power generation landscape that can be applied next week, not… Learn more
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9 Security Resolutions for 2019 by CIS
Ensuring continuity is essential for power and utility services. Security experts in this industry must protect systems and data from…
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How to Build a Cybersecurity Compliance Plan by CIS
Cybersecurity compliance can seem overwhelming at first. There is a multitude of standards, tools, and resources on the market to…
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3 Steps to Infrastructure Security and Resiliency by CIS
November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. In this blog post, we’ll look into what security and resiliency really…
