POWERnews June 14, 2018
Siemens Reportedly Considering Sale of Gas Turbine Business
Siemens AG, the parent company of Siemens Power and Gas, is contemplating the sale of its lucrative but lately troubled gas turbine business, according to one major news outlet. Citing…
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FERC: There Is No Grid Emergency
President Trump wants to provide financial support to struggling coal and nuclear power plants. He’s told the Department of Energy (DOE) to make it happen. But a bipartisan group of…
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Xcel Will Retire Coal, Add Renewables in Latest Plan
Xcel Energy, citing “historically low” costs for wind and solar power, said it wants to double its generation from renewable sources. Colorado’s largest utility also said it will retire two…
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Puerto Rico Power Restoration Effort a Focus of EEI Convention

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an industry association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies, made a point during its annual convention of recognizing the mutual assistance workers who labored…

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Six Glaring Interventions in Competitive Markets — Beyond the Trump Plan
The Trump administration’s attempt to prop up uneconomic “fuel secure” generators in competitive markets is just the latest in a string of recent “extra-market” interventions that experts said imperil independent…
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GE Will Cut Jobs, End Manufacturing at Virginia Plant
General Electric’s (GE’s) power unit has said it will end manufacturing operations at its plant in Salem, Virginia, next year, with more than 260 workers losing their jobs, according to…
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Chicago Company Preparing Offer for Navajo Generating Station
A suburban Chicago-based energy company executive on June 7 told Arizona officials his group is putting together a proposal to purchase the Navajo Generating Station (NGS), the largest coal-fired power…
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Tests Incorporating AI in Coal Plant Boiler Combustion Tuning Reap Big Results
Tests of a boiler combustion tuning system employing artificial intelligence (AI) at a Taiwanese coal-fired power unit verify improvements to fuel economy that could ultimately reduce costs by up to…
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Completion of Dunkirk Coal-to-Gas Repowering Project Uncertain
A long-stalled plan to repower NRG Energy’s coal-fired 435-MW Dunkirk power plant in Chautauqua County, near Buffalo, New York, to natural gas may be scrapped, owing to uncertainty involving New…
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Sanctions Slapped on Russian Entities for U.S. Grid Cyber Intrusions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on June 11 slapped sanctions on five Russian firms and three Russian individuals for several “significant” malicious cyber-enabled activities, including cyber intrusions in the…
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Employees Safe After Tornado Hits Dry Fork Coal Plant in Wyoming
Employees at Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s 385-MW coal-fired Dry Fork Station are all safe after a tornado touched down at the plant’s site in Gillette, Wyoming, on June 1. The…
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