POWERnews May 3, 2018
Facing a Supply Crunch, ERCOT to Revamp Reserve Margin Targets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on April 30 updated its summer 2018 planning reserve margin to 11% based on resource updates, but it warned that the regional grid…
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More Gas, Renewables in Dominion’s Future
Dominion Energy plans to build eight new natural gas-fired power plants and speed the pace of its renewable energy efforts, according to the utility’s integrated resource plan (IRP) filed with Virginia…
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Commitment to Cutting-Edge Renewable Energy Solutions on Display in Scotland
All-Energy 2018 Glasgow, the UK’s largest renewable and low-carbon energy exhibition and conference, began on May 2 having broken a record even before the doors opened. For the first time…
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EPA Rampaging on Coal Ash Rule Despite Groundwater Concerns

Despite pleas by environmental groups for more time to review recent dumps of groundwater monitoring data from power companies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forging ahead to finalize a…

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EPA Sets Schedule for Potential ELG Rule Revision
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an official timeline for rulemaking that would potentially revise the Obama administration’s 2015 effluent limitations guidelines and standards (ELGs) for steam electric power…
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Sufficient Blackstart Capability Exists on Grid, Say NERC, FERC
  Despite the recent retirement of “blackstart” units, grid operators have sufficient resources to quickly restore systems in the event of widespread outages, suggests a new report by staff at…
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DOE Steps Up Investments into Electric Generation Technology Research
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) over the past two weeks has made a string of funding announcements, including nearly a half-billion dollars of new investment in power-related initiatives. The…
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Kentucky Coal Plant’s Future in Doubt
An electric cooperative that provides wholesale power and services to customers in 22 counties in western Kentucky has told state regulators it intends to end an operating agreement at a…
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PJM Says Grid Reliable, but Will Analyze Resilience
The operator of the nation’s largest electrical grid on April 30 reiterated its system will remain reliable even with the retirements of substantial generation resources. But PJM Interconnection, whose system…
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FAA Initiative Highlights Best Practices for Flying Drones BVLOS
A three-year-long initiative spearheaded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in collaboration with industry has yielded a blueprint that establishes best operational and safety practices and recommended technologies for flying…
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Upheaval and Innovation in Wastewater Management

Could Advanced Reactor 

Renewable Energy Storage Takes Off in Europe

Power Mix Comes Down to Cost

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Industry Press Releases
NuScale Power’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Becomes First Ever to Complete Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Phase 1 Review

Hoffer Flow Controls Introduces “HIT-4G” Digital Gas Flow Computer

Wärtsilä’s support for development of Bangladesh continues with another power plant delivery

CHARAH ACQUIRES SCB INTERNATIONAL’S ASH BENEFICIATION AND MINERAL GRINDING TECHNOLOGIES

OSIsoft announces partnership with Kansai Electric Power to enhance power plant operation

Siemens Gamesa secures its largest ever wind turbine order of 300 MW in India

Westinghouse AP1000 Plant in China Will Load Fuel