POWERnews March 29, 2018
FirstEnergy Entreats DOE to Help Save Nuclear Plants
A day after FirstEnergy Corp.’s competitive arm notified PJM Interconnection it would close four uneconomic nuclear units—a total of 4 GW—in Ohio and Pennsylvania between 2020 and 2021, it urged…
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Minnesota May Be Next to Support Nuclear Plants
Following the lead of Illinois and New York, which have enacted policies supporting nuclear power plants, the Minnesota Legislature is weighing a bill that could help the owner of two…
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Westinghouse Reorganization Approved by Bankruptcy Court
On March 27, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved Westinghouse Electric Co.’s plan of reorganization. Westinghouse said the approval is “a significant milestone in…
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Watts Bar 2: The Long and Winding Road to Completion [PODCAST]

The Watts Bar 2 nuclear unit has a lengthy and well-chronicled history. Construction began on the unit in 1973. It was suspended in 1985 due to slower electricity demand growth,…

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NRG Sheds Generation Emphasis, Puts More Focus on Retail
To remain competitive in power markets increasingly characterized by disruptions, NRG Energy plans to accelerate its transition from a pure independent power producer (IPP) model to a more simplified customer-driven…
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GE HA Turbine Snags Another World Record for CCGT Efficiency
Chubu Electric’s Nishi-Nagoya power plant Block-1 in Japan, a plant powered by three GE 7HA turbines and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions steam turbine and generator technology, is officially the…
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GenOn Selling More Assets in Restructuring
GenOn Energy, a unit of NRG Energy that filed for bankruptcy in June 2017, said it has agreed to sell two units of the Canal Generating Plant to Stonepeak Kestrel,…
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Texas Consolidated Nuclear Waste Storage Facility to Be Revived
Waste Control Specialists (WCS) and Orano USA intend to revive licensing of a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) in Andrews County, Texas, where spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from reactors across…
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CAISO Backs PG&E Clean Energy Plan for Oakland
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has approved a request from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to provide a mixture of energy storage, energy efficiency, and system-wide upgrades to…
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Resource Diversification a Key for TVA [PODCAST]
Joe Grimes, executive vice president of generation with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), gave the keynote presentation during the ELECTRIC POWER Conference and Exhibition, which was held March 19–22 in…
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A Break in the Nuclear Waste Impasse?

Design and Care of Reverse Osmosis Systems

How the Offshore Wind Energy Industry Can Overcome the Jones Act

Coal Rebound Is Vital to Local Economies

Future Looks Bright for Gas-Fired Generation

Using Data Analytics to Improve Operations and Maintenance

Successful Torrefied Biomass Test Burn at a Coal Power Plant

The Big Picture [Infographic]: Energy Storage Mandates

 
Industry Press Releases
MHPS AMERICAS LAUNCHES NEW POWER & ENERGY SOLUTIONS BUSINESS

Duke Energy using North Carolina-based renewable natural gas in first-of-its-kind project

Waste-To-Energy Power Plant To Be Constructed In Tema

NEW E9000 Portable Emissions Analyzer With Heated Sample Line

Gemma Power Systems finalizes EPC Contract for a 475 MW Power Project in North Carolina

B&W Awarded Boiler Equipment Replacement Contract