December 6, 2017

Improve Power Plant Heat Rate with a Pulverizer Performance Program
Associated Electric Cooperative has spent a decade building a pulverizer performance program for its Thomas Hill Energy Center. The effort, combined with a sharp focus on maintaining proper air/fuel ratios

WEC Will Close Coal-fired Plant in Wisconsin
The bell has tolled for another U.S. coal-fired power plant. WEC Energy Group on November 28 said it would shutter its Pleasant Prairie facility in Wisconsin, another victim of energy…

Another Coal-fired Plant Will Close in Wisconsin
WEC Energy Group continues to move away from coal-fired power in its portfolio. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based utility in November gave WEC investors more details about the plan for Wisconsin Public…

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Rescinding Clean Power Plan a Positive Step Toward Free Market for Electricity [Op-Ed]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in early October announced it would rescind yet another signature Obama administration policy: the electricity regulation known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP). As with

Power Plant Tragedies Bring Safety to the Forefront
Power plants are inherently dangerous. Although safety is taken very seriously at most facilities, every year workers around the world are killed on the job by electrocution, falls, explosions, fires, and

Test Your Knowledge: Heat Rate and Efficiency
Fuel, operations, and plant design all affect the overall efficiency of a plant. This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of heat rate and efficiency fundamentals.

Industry Press Releases

ELECTRIC POWER Conference Announces TVA as Host Utility

We Energies named America’s best at keeping the lights on

Vibration Institute Along With Acoustical Society of America Work Diligently to form American National Standards Institute Standard for Shaft Alignment

GE, in Consortium with NGSL, Completes Milestone Project to Help Modernize Indian Coal-Fired Power Plant Fleet to Meet Country’s Efficiency and Emissions Goals

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Doosan Škoda Power has put into operation a back-pressure bleeding turbine for PKN Orlen S.A.-Plock