POWERnews March 12, 2018
GE Embarks on Plan to Keep Power Unit Competitive
GE has launched a three-part strategy to address a dismal outlook for its power division that will involve operating in a “leaner, more cost-efficient way,” the company’s head told investors…
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Vogtle Improves Safety and Productivity Following Westinghouse Bankruptcy
According to Georgia Power’s Eighteenth Semi-annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report (VCM) released on February 28, more than 12 million man-hours have been worked without a lost-time injury at the Vogtle…
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Webinar: Rapid Generator De-Gassing: Improving Personnel Safety in Power Plants

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ERCOT Anticipates Summer Supply Crunch Amid Unit Retirements
The recent retirement of older generating units and high peak usage owing to economic growth could tighten operating reserves in the region served by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas…
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FirstEnergy Suffers Steep Losses, Will Close Massive Coal Plant

FirstEnergy Corp. bled $2.64 billion from its competitive businesses over 2017, financial losses exacerbated by marked declines in contract sales, higher operating expenses, and costs associated with asset impairment and…

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FERC Finds No Evidence of Gas Withholding in New England
No evidence exists that New England local gas distribution companies engaged in practices to withhold natural gas pipeline capacity on the Algonquin system to drive up gas or power prices…
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ICS Cybersecurity Threatened, but Defense Woefully Inadequate
Though increasingly serious cybersecurity threats loom, nearly two-thirds of U.S. industrial control system (ICS) vulnerabilities identified in 2017 could cause severe operational impact if exploited, cybersecurity firm Dragos Inc. warned…
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More Coal Units Being Mothballed in Indiana
An Indiana utility has confirmed it will close three coal-fired power units, replacing that generation with a proposed natural gas-fired facility along with additional solar power. Evansville, Indiana-based Vectren Corp.,…
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Cogeneration Solution Serves Processing Plant Needs [PODCAST]
Concentric Power, a California-based provider of high-efficiency energy modules for onsite refrigeration and electric power generation, recently launched a $100 million financing program for cogeneration and microgrid projects. “We are…
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ABB Microgrid Technology Will Integrate Wind Power in Remote Parts of Alaska

New Marley® MD Everest Counterflow Cooling Tower’s Modular Design Speeds Site Delivery and Installation, Allowing Process Cooling Plants to be Operational and Productive Sooner

GE Announces Innovative Energy Storage Platform called the Reservoir

MEM Delivers Development Expertise for 240 MW of Wind and Solar Projects in Southeast Asia

Leeward Renewable Energy Partners with Siemens Gamesa on Repowering of Mendota Hills Wind Farm

Vaisala Bolsters its Global Remote Sensing Support Network