Sonal Patel is a national award-winning multimedia journalist and senior editor at POWER magazine with nearly two decades of experience delivering technically rigorous reporting across power generation, transmission, distribution, policy, and infrastructure worldwide.
The Trump administration is “closely” reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final cost consideration finding for its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) to determine whether it should reconsider the rule or some part of it, it said in an April 18 federal court filing. The EPA filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit urging […]
A three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit on April 18 unanimously upheld Order No. 1000, denying multiple challenges by New England power firms and state regulators to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) controversial mandate that requires utilities to remove certain “right of first refusal” provisions from existing tariffs and agreements. The decision in Emera […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) issued an unprecedented emergency order on April 14 to keep open a power plant that had been slated for shutdown under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in a bid to secure electric reliability. The DOE’s order was issued under the Federal Power Act Section 202(c). It inaugurates the […]
SAN DIEGO, April 19, 2017 – Today, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced that it has signed contracts for five new local battery storage facilities for a total of 83.5 megawatts (MW). These four-hour energy storage facilities would be like having batteries from more than 5,500 all-electric, long-range vehicles at the ready. In addition, the […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide DOE Issues First-Ever Emergency Order to Keep Open a Unit That Is Noncompliant with MATS The Department of Energy (DOE) issued an unprecedented emergency order on April 14 to keep open a power plant that had been slated for […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide EPA Rescinds Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rule The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will review and reconsider revisions to technology-based effluent limitations guidelines (ELG) and standards finalized by the Obama administration in September 2015. Power generators around the nation have been […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will review and reconsider revisions to technology-based effluent limitations guidelines (ELG) and standards finalized by the Obama administration in September 2015. Power generators around the nation have been readying to comply with the rule that sets the first federal limits on the levels of toxic metals in wastewater discharges from […]
The Navajo Generating Station can continue to be competitive under a reduced-price fuel proposal through 2040, said Peabody Energy, the coal giant which owns a coal mine currently fueling the Arizona plant. The utility owners of the Navajo plant on February 16 voted to shut down the 2,250-MW coal-fired power plant in December 2019. The […]
Maryland on April 10 became the first state in the nation to pass legislation enacting a tax credit for residential and commercial energy storage installations. The measure passed unanimously in the state Senate, and with a 101–11 vote in the House. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is expected to sign SB 758 into law. The bill […]
Exelon Corp., the nation’s largest nuclear generator, reinvented itself amid recent power pricing swings, market inequities, and policy worries that are challenging its “very existence,” a high-ranking executive told attendees at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference and Exhibition in Chicago this week. Bryan Hanson, president and chief nuclear officer for Exelon Generation, who gave the annual […]
Toshiba to supply two 1,000MW steam turbines and generators (STG) for Tanjung Jati B Unit 5 & 6 Expansion Project Delivery of main equipment to start from 2019, commercial operation to start in 2021 TOKYO– Toshiba Corporation (Tokyo: 6502) announced today that it has won an order to supply two 1,000MW ultra-supercritical steam turbines and […]
Fastest construction of a gas power plant of its size in Pakistan’s history Bhikki projected to generate up to 1,180 MW – equivalent power needed to supply ~2.5 million Pakistani homes Bhikki, Pakistan; April 12, 2017: GE and Harbin Electric International Company Limited (HEI) have achieved an important milestone with the first fire and synchronization of […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Fight to Keep EPA's Clean Power Plan Alive Intensifies in Federal Court A coalition of 24 states and localities have urged a federal court reviewing the merits of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Clean Power Plan to stall the […]
A coalition of 24 states and localities have urged a federal court reviewing the merits of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan to stall the agency’s recent motion to suspend a case challenging the controversial rule. West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 15-1363) is arguably the most important set of environmental cases […]
“Repowering” existing wind fleet, adding 3,000 MW of new wind and solar resources part of overall long term plan PORTLAND, Ore, April 4, 2017 – PacifiCorp today released a long-term energy plan that looks to new investments in renewable energy resources, upgrades to the company’s existing wind fleet, and energy efficiency measures to meet future […]
Upsolar Expands its Floating Solar Panel Solutions into Europe after its Successful Installation of the World’s Largest PV Test-bed in Tengeh Lake, Singapore TREVISO, ITALY – April 5th, 2017 – Upsolar System Italia Srl. the European subsidiary of Upsolar, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module producer and solutions providers is making its floating solar […]
AMMAN, JORDAN – 05 Apr 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) has selected IBM Cloud to transform and modernize its IT infrastructure. Founded in 1938, JEPCO is responsible for distributing and retailing electricity in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Its customer base accounts for approximately 65 percent of the Kingdom’s consumers. […]
Will be 24th J-Series Gas Turbine to Enter Commercial Operation CHOUTEAU, OK – (April 5, 2017) The Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) has successfully completed the first fire of its new 495 megawatt combined cycle power plant at the Grand River Energy Center in Oklahoma. The plant is equipped with a highly efficient and […]
Augsburg, 04/06/2017 A gas engine of the type MAN 20V35/44G is generating electricity from biomass in Rushden, England. MAN Diesel & Turbo has delivered, installed and handed over a genset of the type MAN 20V35/44G to Wykes Engineering in Rushden, England. The engine generates up to 10.4 MW of electrical power from biogas at the […]
Valmet to supply automation technology to Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Vietnam Valmet Oyj’s press release on April 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet will supply automation to Vietnam Oil and Gas Group’s (PetroVietnam) Long Phu 1 thermal power plant project in Long Phu District, […]
Study Finds Canada Can Integrate Large Amounts of Wind Energy Reliably and Cost-Effectively GE’s Energy Consulting Group Recognized at Annual CanWEA Awards Dinner Gatineau, QC, Canada — April 6, 2017 — Recognized as a leader in its field, GE’s Energy Consulting business (NYSE: GE) has been awarded the 2017 R.J. Templin Award from the Canadian Wind […]
Yuzhnouralskaya GRES, a branch of Inter RAO Electrogeneration JSC, awarded to Ansaldo Energia a 5 years Long Term Service Agreement for their Yuzhnouralskaya GRES-2 combined cycle power plant, which is located approximately 100 kilometers south of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Commissioned in November 2014, the 430 MW power plant has two Siemens SGT5-4000F gas turbines, two […]
The U.S. should capitalize on China’s formidable experience to put its own domestic solar power sector on a more “economically sensible” path, researchers from Stanford University said in a new report. The March 21–released report, “The New Solar System,” which was funded by a research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), offers a […]
State governors are not obligated to spend resources to comply with the Clean Power Plan, which has been stayed by the Supreme Court, a “guidance” letter from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt says. The three-paragraph letter, dated March 30, notes that the Supreme Court set a “precedent” when it stayed the rule governing […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide How Westinghouse, Symbol of U.S. Nuclear Power, Collapsed Crippled by financial setbacks stemming from the half-built AP1000 reactor projects in Georgia and South Carolina, Westinghouse Electric Co., a company with a storied legacy symbolic of American nuclear power, has […]
Crippled by financial setbacks stemming from the half-built AP1000 reactor projects in Georgia and South Carolina, Westinghouse Electric Co., a company with a storied legacy symbolic of American nuclear power, has taken the desperate step of filing for bankruptcy protection. While owners of the two nuclear construction projects are monitoring the situation, the development could […]
A Japanese high court has lifted an injunction barring operation of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, marking a victory for Kansai Electric Power Co. The Osaka High Court on March 28 lifted the injunction in response to Kansai’s appeal of a March 2016 decision by the Otsu District Court. The lower court’s […]
The Global Energy Association has released a shortlist of candidates for the 2017 Global Energy Prize, an award that honors outstanding achievements in energy research and technology from around the world that are helping address the world’s various and pressing energy challenges. The award’s new laureates will be revealed on April 6. Twenty prominent and authoritative […]
Power News Don't miss these POWER magazine resources: Post Jobs | View Jobs | Buyers' Guide Holcomb Station Coal Plant Expansion Clears Legal Hurdle A long-planned expansion of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.’s Holcomb Station is a little closer to fruition as of March 17 with a favorable ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court. The state’s […]
PJM Interconnection’s independent market monitor is joining the pushback—spearheaded by a trade group and several generators that operate in competitive wholesale markets—against an Illinois law that props up financially distressed nuclear plants with subsidies. Monitoring Analytics on March 16 filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to intervene […]