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POWERnews—Jan. 9, 2020
January 9, 2020 Deal Announced to Close Louisiana Coal Unit The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Jan. 8 approved a plan to retire the Dolet Hills power plant, a coal-fired unit in Mansfield, Louisiana that serves part of the state.… Read More PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction PJM Interconnection will […]
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PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction
PJM Interconnection will not run a base residual auction (BRA) until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves recalculated Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) floor prices for new and existing resources as directed by the federal entity’s ground-shaking Dec. 19 capacity market order. But when that will occur is still highly uncertain. In a presentation […]
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Wind
Siemens-Gamesa Bags Deal for Mammoth 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Energy’s proposed 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind project—the world’s largest single offshore wind project proposed to date—will likely feature turbines supplied by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE). A Jan. 7-announced preferred supplier agreement signed by the two companies could give the wind turbine maker a stronghold in the burgeoning offshore wind U.S. market. While the […]
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POWERnews—Jan. 2, 2020
January 2, 2020 Why the 2010s Were a Definitive Decade for Power Every one of the 13 decades that POWER magazine has been in print has been definitive for electric generation technology, policy, and business in some significant way, but few have… Read More A Decade of Turmoil: How Nuclear and Coal Have Struggled to […]
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News
Vistra Energy Joins the Climate Leadership Council and Americans For Carbon Dividends, Advocating for a Market-Based Solution to Climate Change
Dec 19, 2019, 07:01 ET IRVING, Texas, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST) today announced it has joined the Climate Leadership Council (“CLC”) as a founding member. The CLC is an international policy institute created in collaboration with prominent business, opinion, and environmental leaders to promote a carbon dividends framework as the […]
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Babcock & Wilcox Announces Renewal of Maintenance Contract for New Mexico Power Plant
December 27, 2019 (BARBERTON, Ohio – December 27, 2019) – Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BW) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co., LLC (BWCC), has received a contract renewal valued at more than $4 million to provide maintenance services for Public Service Company of New Mexico’s (PNM) San Juan Generating […]
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Williams Completes Gateway Expansion Project Ahead of Schedule to Help Serve Growing Demand for Natural Gas in Northeastern U.S.
December 31, 2019 04:30 PM Eastern Standard Time TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Williams (NYSE: WMB) announced today that it has successfully placed into full service its Gateway Expansion Project – approximately 11 months ahead of schedule – to meet growing natural gas demand for New Jersey tri-state area consumers in time for the 2019-2020 winter heating season. […]
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FuelCell Energy Highlights Advances in Renewable Biogas Applications using SureSource Fuel Cell and Proprietary Gas Treatment Systems
Improving reliability and efficiency of renewable biogas applications since first commercial shipment in 2003 Unique chemistry of carbonate fuel cell avoids de-rating power plant when using on-site biogas Proprietary advanced systems developed by FuelCell Energy for cleanup and monitoring of on-site biogas Proprietary cleanup skid increases the volume of biogas usable for power generation /EIN […]
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Enel Starts Operations at Two Renewable Energy Plants in the U.S.
The projects include the first 252 MW phase of the Roadrunner solar project in Texas and the 66 MW Whitney Hill wind project in Illinois. With this announcement, Enel has started operations at three new renewable energy plants in the US totalling nearly 800 MW with another 1 GW of renewable energy under construction. BOSTON, […]
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THE BIG PICTURE [Infographic]: Solar’s Explosive Growth
According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) World Energy Outlook 2019, solar photovoltaic (PV) is set to become the largest source of installed electrical capacity in about 2035, if countries pursue policies as planned. By 2040, solar could make up 24% of global installed capacity—up from 7% in 2018—but its share of generation could hover […]
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