POWERnews January 24, 2019
PG&E: Judge’s Proposal Could Cost Utility $150 Billion
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on Jan. 23 said a federal judge’s proposal that the utility mitigate fire danger in its service territory by trimming trees, along with inspecting and…
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On February 19-21, the 3rd Annual Connected Plant Conference will include more than 65 expert speakers. The Keynote Session will feature Partner and Data, Analytics and Technology Leader of PwC’s Industrial Products and Services practice, Matthew Labovich.

From the Keynote Session “How Digitalization is Transforming Business,” attendees will learn:

  • How and why digital or data solutions are transforming the CIO’s role and budgets, as well as overall company organization.
  • How the introduction and proliferation of tools to enable data creation and collection is allowing companies to deeply scrutinize operations and performance at all levels of business.
  • Why, as more companies develop insight and experience, parameters for implementing digital solutions to improve company performance are also shifting.
  • How access to common data is transforming organization management and efficiency, and spurring new solutions to help predict performance problems.

 

After 18 Months of Dramatic Turns, Hydro One-Avista Merger Deal Officially Dead
Hydro One, Ontario’s largest transmission and distribution provider, and Spokane, Washington–based U.S. utility Avista Corp., have dropped their merger, citing separate denials of the $5.3 billion deal by regulators in…
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Global Report Warns of Looming Skills Shortages in Power, Nuclear, Renewables Sectors
Power companies worldwide are struggling to balance talent shortages with changing skills needed for an increasingly digitalized business, the newly released Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) suggests.  The Jan. 22–released…
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In Case You Missed It

‘Technically Sophisticated’ Combined Cycle Plant Comes Online

The Lackawanna Energy Center in Pennsylvania entered commercial operation Jan. 15, with the $1.5 billion project heralded by its developer, Invenergy, as among the most “technically sophisticated” combined cycle natural…

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GE Cutting Another 468 Jobs
French labor unions on Jan. 22 said U.S.-based General Electric (GE) will cut 468 jobs at its units in France, including some staff at Alstom Power Systems (APS). GE confirmed…
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China Leads Investment in Coal Projects—and Also Renewables
China continues to finance new coal plants in more than two dozen countries, even as the country has taken the lead in global renewable energy investment, according to a report…
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Insider Bullish on Renewable Energy Industry [PODCAST]
Izzet Bensusan, managing partner and founder of Captona, a North American-focused investment company that specializes in power generation and energy infrastructure, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. He is…
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Want More? Check out these stories from POWER’s most recent issue:

Natural Gas and Renewable Energy to Continue Leading the Market

Blockchain Technology Will Transform the Power Industry

Debate Continues: Can New Technology Save Nuclear Power?

Establishing a Culture of Continuous Learning and Improvement

Adjusting Power Line Sag in Real-Time

How Digital Technology Is Changing Power Plants

 

Industry Press Releases
Entergy Texas and MHPS Bring a “Change in Power” to Texas as They Move Forward on a New 993 MW Power Plant

Private Company Successfully Demonstrates Deep Geologic Disposal of Prototype Nuclear Waste Canister

Department of Energy Announces $38 Million for Improving Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants

Navigant Research Names Siemens, Enbala, and AutoGrid Leading Providers of Distributed Energy Resources Management Systems for DER and Grid Management

Siemens Gamesa secures 242-MW Scioto Ridge wind project in Ohio

Expansion of offshore wind energy successfully continued in 2018 – industry sector calls for rapid increase of expansion targets

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Completes Decommissioning Project at Reactor in Sweden