POWERnews May 31, 2018
DOJ, FERC Back Illinois in Nuclear Subsidy Fight
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on May 29 told the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that Illinois’ nuclear subsidy program does…
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GE Stock Falls as CEO Backs 'Deliberate' Pace of Change
Shares of General Electric (GE) have fallen about 50% over the past year, and on May 23 GE saw its stock drop more than 7%, its biggest one-day loss since…
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Pioneering Zero-Emission Natural Gas Power Cycle Achieves First-Fire
First-fire has been achieved at NET Power’s supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO₂) power plant—a test facility in La Porte, Texas, to demonstrate the potentially revolutionary natural gas–fueled Allam Cycle. The project…
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Concerns About Summer Reliability in Texas and California Persist

Higher-than-average temperatures forecast for much of the U.S. this summer won’t affect reliability in most regions, though concerns remain for Texas and Southern California, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory…

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Three U.S. Nuclear Plants Get Poor Marks from NRC
Officials with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plan to hold a public hearing May 31 on the safety record of the Arkansas Nuclear One power plant in Arkansas, whose…
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Bill Supporting Xcel Energy Nuclear Plants Dies in Minnesota
A bill that would have provided more cost-recovery certainty for Xcel Energy’s two Minnesota nuclear plants didn’t get through the state House of Representatives prior to the legislative session ending…
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Exelon Cuts Jobs Ahead of Oyster Creek Closure
The first of about 400 workers remaining at the soon-to-close Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey will begin leaving their jobs over the next few weeks, according to…
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SRP Will Launch 40-MWh Energy Storage Project for Peaking Flexibility
Public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) will launch Arizona’s first battery energy storage project to provide flexible peaking capacity. Energy storage firm Fluence will supply a 10-MW, four-hour duration…
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DOE Announces New Efforts in Energy Sector Cybersecurity
On May 14, 2018, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability released its Multiyear Plan for Energy Sector Cybersecurity (“Plan”). The Plan is significantly guided…
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Industry Press Releases
MHPS Advanced-Class Gas Turbine Arrives in Mexico Port of Altamira

Strong policy and falling battery costs drive another record year for electric cars

TEXO DSI CARRY OUT INDUSTRY-FIRST FOR NUCLEAR SECTOR

DHYBRID partners with QOS Energy to monitor PV hybrid and energy storage off-grid plants

India Approves New 5,000-MW Solar Farm

Constellation, GE Team With The Home Depot to Install Largest Rooftop Solar Array in Washington, D.C.

Financial close of Netherlands’ largest PV solar power plant