Aaron Larson
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Aaron Larson

  • New England’s Largest Coal and Oil Power Plant to Close

    Courtesy: Dominion Curt Morgan, CEO and president of Brayton Point Energy LLC, announced in a written statement on Oct. 7, 2013, that the Brayton Point Power Station will be closed permanently in 2017. The news comes as a bit of a surprise, since the station was recently purchased by a subsidiary of funds controlled by […]

  • Binz Withdraws From FERC Nomination

    In a letter to President Obama on Monday, former Colorado Public Utility Commissioner Ron Binz withdrew his name from further consideration as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). His nomination proved to be highly controversial and was met with resistance by many members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. In […]

  • Nuclear Plant Shut Down Due to Jellyfish

    Courtesy: OKG At noon on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, Oskarshamn Unit 3 (O3) was manually shut down due to a large amount of jellyfish present at the cooling water intake. Operations management chose to disconnect the facility from the grid as a preventive safety measure rather than risk an automatic shutdown due to insufficient cooling […]