Power

Monthly Issue | May 15, 2008

Guns and Moses
Guns and Moses

Charlton Heston’s legacy will surely rest on his iconic performance as Moses in The Ten Commandments and his unwavering support of the Second Amendment. I had the privilege of watching…


Global Monitor (May 2008)
Global Monitor (May 2008)

National Grid divested of Ravenswood London-based National Grid plc will sell Ravenswood Generating Station (Figure 1), a facility in Queens, N.Y., that provides more than 20% of New York City’s…


Focus on O&M (May 2008)
Focus on O&M (May 2008)

TRENDS Retail Competition This “nuts and bolts” department doesn’t usually feature a conference report. But the one we’re including in this issue is about a unique conference: KEMA’s annual Executive…


Making PM systems sweat the small stuff
Making PM systems sweat the small stuff

As new power plants have become harder to permit, maintaining the performance of plants that some would consider past their prime has become more important than ever. Like a vintage…


Boulder to be first “Smart Grid City”
Boulder to be first “Smart Grid City”

Just as the Internet changed the way we communicate, so will the “smart grid” transform the way we deliver electricity. The Internet’s success is largely due to its networking capabilities.…


A new wave: Ocean power
A new wave: Ocean power

Twice a day, 115 billion tons of saltwater churn in and out of the Bay of Fundy, a funnel-shaped pocket of the Atlantic Ocean wedged between the Canadian provinces of…