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GE Splitting Into Three Companies, Will Spin Off Energy Group
General Electric (GE) has announced plans to split into three separate companies, breaking up into publicly traded groups for its energy, healthcare, and aviation divisions. The company on Nov. 9…
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The Science of Moisture in Transformers

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Southern Will Close More than Half of Coal Fleet
Southern Company, the third-largest power utility in the U.S., said it will close more than half its coal-fired power generation fleet over the next few years as the group moves…
Thorium-Fueled Reactors Offer Huge Potential Benefits for the Nuclear Power Industry
Nuclear power opponents often point to radioactive waste as one of their main concerns. However, most people don’t realize that problems associated with long-lived waste can actually be solved in…
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Dominion Estimates $10B Installation Cost for 2.6-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Farm
Dominion Energy is revving up its efforts to build the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project before 2027 to meet state requirements, it said in a detailed filing…
Industry’s First Complete Accident-Tolerant Nuclear Assembly in Operation at Calvert Cliffs
The first complete accident-tolerant fuel (ATF) assembly is now operational at Exelon’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 in Maryland, bringing an industry-led quest to accelerate commercialization of the…
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Indonesia, Vietnam, Poland, S. Korea, Ukraine Commit to Phasing Out Coal Power
At least 23 nations, including five notable coal-dependent countries—Indonesia, Vietnam, Poland, South Korea, and Ukraine—made new commitments during the COP26 conference in Scotland on Nov. 4 to phase out unabated…
ISO-NE Move Puts New Gas-Fired Plant in Doubt
The future of a natural gas-fired power plant planned in northeastern Connecticut is in jeopardy after regional grid operator ISO-New England (ISO-NE) asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for…
Major EV Charging Hub Set Near New York City
A site touted as the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in the U.S. is taking shape at an industrial park in New Jersey, just minutes from New York City.…
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Veterans Support Construction of New Texas Solar Farm
A new solar power project in Texas has entered commercial operation, with military veterans a major part of the facility's construction workforce. The 163-MW Elm Branch solar farm, operating in…
EV Charging Café Gives Gas Station New Life
The Biden administration has a goal to make half of all new vehicles sold by 2030 zero-emission. Washington and California plan to ban sales of new gas-powered cars by 2030…
Trust in Utilities at All-Time High; How Can Companies Capitalize?
We cannot begin to count the number of unsung heroes that have come out of this pandemic. From frontline healthcare workers to grocery store clerks, package carriers, manufacturers, and all…
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