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Improved Maintenance Strategy and Excellent Planning Turns Coal Plant into a Top Performer
Southern Co.’s Plant Scherer was chosen as the 2017 Powder River Basin Coal Users’ Group Plant of the Year based on a rigorous selection criteria, including safety, fire protection, and risk reduction… Read More

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Complimentary Webinar: Minimizing Water Discharge, Maximizing Re-Use
Tuesday, July 25 at 2 p.m. EDT

World-leading water experts will address stricter water reuse standards, mandated ZLD, and the increasing regulation of discharge limits of total dissolved solids (TDS) in the power industry. The webcast will discuss how to implement Zero Liquid Discharge strategies for FGD and Cooling Tower Blowdown wastewaters utilizing evaporation and crystallization technologies including the CoLD® Process. Register here.

Navajo Nation Backs Lease Extension to Keep Coal Plant Online
A coal-fired power plant in northeastern Arizona can continue operating until at least the end of 2019 after the Navajo Nation Council approved a lease extension for the facility. The three Arizona utilities and one Nevada utility that own the… Read More

Coal: The Next Chapter
The new administration in Washington, D.C., has a sharply different vision for the development and use of our nation’s abundant energy resources, including coal. These riches are seen as a strength… Read More

Dominion Will Restart Virginia Coal Units After DOE Emergency Order
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said PJM can restart two coal-fired units at Dominion Energy’s Yorktown, Va., power plant, two months after the aging units were shut down because they could not meet federal emissions standards. The emergency order… Read More

Retrofitting Electrostatic Precipitators to Meet Current Emission Limits
Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) offer a tried-and-true technology for particulate matter control. However, existing ESPs can be challenged to meet the latest regulatory requirements. Retrofitting power… Read More

Billions Over Budget, Kemper Facility Gasification Portion Is Suspended
Operations and start-up of the lignite gasification portion of the Kemper County Energy Facility, marred by exorbitant delays and cost overruns, will be suspended immediately, Mississippi Power announced on June 28. The Southern Co. subsidiary plans to continue running… Read More

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