Veolia to operate three wastewater plants, enhance environmental compliance, bolster local economy and employment February 15, 2017 10:23 AM Eastern Standard Time BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The city of Jackson, Mississippi has signed a 10-year operations and management agreement with Veolia Water North America – South, LLC, a part of Veolia Environnement (Veolia). Veolia, the global leader in environmental […]

February 13, 2017 05:35 PM Eastern Standard Time SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today welcomes the news that Genex Power Limited (ASX: GNX, Genex Power) has achieved financial close for the Kidston Phase One Solar Project in Queensland, Australia. First Solar will supply 63 megawatts (MW)dc of advanced thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules to the project […]

Protecting customers by ensuring electricity grid reliability is a top priority for Xcel Energy  February 14, 2017 11:20 AM Eastern Standard Time MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Xcel Energy announced today it is partnering with Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) to create a new threat information sharing community. The new community will enhance the energy sector’s […]

The utility owners of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona have voted to shut down the 2,250-MW coal-fired power plant in December 2019. The decision to close the plant on tribal land near Page along the border with Utah was based on the “rapidly changing economics of the energy industry,” which has seen natural […]

A large swath of the central U.S. set a North American wind penetration record of 52.1% early in the morning on February 12, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) reported. The regional transmission organization (RTO), whose footprint spans 550,000 square miles from the Canadian border in Montana and North Dakota to parts of New Mexico, Texas, […]

A group of power companies have filed a federal lawsuit against the State of Illinois, challenging a recently enacted law that creates subsidies for Exelon’s uneconomic nuclear power plants. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed on February 14 in the Northern District of Illinois are the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA), Dynegy, Eastern Generation, NRG […]

An explosion at EDF Energy’s Flamanville nuclear power station in France has been controlled, the utility said. The blast, which rocked Unit 1 at the nuclear plant on France’s northern coast at around 9:45 a.m. local time on February 9, stemmed from a fire originating from a fan located under the generator, EDF Energy said […]

Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Explosion Rocks Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant in France An explosion at EDF Energy's Flamanville nuclear power station in France has been controlled, the utility said. The blast, which rocked Unit 1 at the nuclear plant on France's northern coast […]

February 07, 2017 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greensmith Energy, the leader in energy storage solutions and software, announced today that Oncor Electric Delivery (Oncor) has selected Greensmith as the software provider for its microgrid facility in Dallas, Texas. Oncor’s advanced microgrid consists of: a carport PV array, ground mount PV array, microturbine, diesel generators, […]

February 07, 2017 12:36 PM Eastern Standard Time DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Hybrid Power Solutions Market – Global Forecast to 2021” report to their offering. “Hybrid Power Solutions Market – Global Forecast to 2021” Tweet this The global hybrid power solutions market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% from […]