POWERnews October 18, 2018
Distributed Energy Is Disrupting the Power Industry: Is the Sky Falling?
Utilities are faced with many disruptive changes in the power market. Customers are demanding cleaner energy and turning to distributed generation as a solution. One expert suggested power companies must…
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BlackEnergy, Grid-Disrupting Malware, Has a Successor, Researchers Warn
BlackEnergy, the malware used in a cyberattack that prompted a large-scale blackout in Ukraine in December 2015, has a successor—GreyEnergy. A group is using the malware to target industrial networks…
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Stay Connected with Mobile Devices in the Power Sector

Mobile technology can increase front-line operator and field tech utilization, improve real-time communication with dispatchers, and connect faster with customers. Field technicians also can respond proactively to operational events with access to data such as asset information, maps and diagrams, and customer information. Because utilities typically have assets spread across a wide geographical area, none of that can happen without strong, reliable connectivity. Ready to establish that reliable connectivity?

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As DOE’s Coal Rescue Reportedly Dead-Ends, Stakeholders Recommend New Pathways
The White House may have shelved an effort to force grid operators to buy power from uneconomic coal and nuclear plants amid opposition inside the administration, Politico reported on October…
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In Case You Missed It

AEP Will Close Ohio Coal Plant Early

American Electric Power (AEP) this week confirmed it will close its coal-fired Conesville Power Plant in Ohio earlier than originally planned. An AEP spokesperson in an email to media confirmed…

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10-MW Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Demonstration Project Breaks Ground 
First ground has been broken on a 10-MW pilot of a novel supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) technology, a $119 million project that will refine the sCO2 power cycle and demonstrate…
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Dominion Files to Extend Operations at Surry Nuclear Plant to 80 Years
Dominion Energy has filed an application to extend the operating licenses for two 45-year-old nuclear reactors at the Surry Power Station through 2052 and 2053—when they will be 80 years…
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APPrO 2018 - Innovation and Disruption

The pace of change in the energy sector is speeding up. APPrO 2018 is your best opportunity to hear about current thinking, business plans and commercial opportunities in the Canadian power market, while making key connections at the industry’s networking hub.
Key topics:

  • The provincial government’s new policy priorities
  • LSEs and the options for future LDC business models
  • Cybersecurity
  • The realistic vision for DER
  • Financial strategies for managing in a rapidly changing market
  • Data usage issues for the energy consumer
  • The expanding possibilities made possible by the new aggregators

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Competitive Generators Look to the Supreme Court After Seventh Circuit Declines Rehearing on Nuclear Subsidies
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to rehear a case that challenges nuclear subsidies in Illinois, effectively dealing a blow to a group of competitive generators, which have…
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Test Your Knowledge: Competitive Maintenance Strategies
Competitive maintenance uses an analytical process and condition-monitoring tools to select the optimum maintenance strategy for each plant system. For example, the optimum strategy for the plant’s steam turbine will…
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