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  • Former SCANA CEO Will Land in Prison as Result of V.C. Summer Nuclear Project

    Kevin B. Marsh, former CEO of SCANA Corp., was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud related to the V.C. Summer nuclear expansion project. Marsh is the first defendant in the case to be sentenced as a result of the investigation. However, the U.S. […]

  • Protecting the Grid: Securing Meter Data and Systems in the Age of Cyber Threats

    Sponsored by:
    TESCO Metering

    Executive Summary Electric utilities face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as attacks grow more frequent, complex, and targeted. Once considered an IT issue, cybersecurity is now central to maintaining grid reliability, customer trust, and regulatory compliance. This white paper examines the critical vulnerabilities within meter data management systems and the operational, financial, and reputational risks utilities face […]

  • Avoiding Potential Productivity Losses with GE Digital Software

    Sponsored by:
    GE Digital

    Responsible energy production across a range of renewable and thermal power generating methods requires a commitment to constant innovation and transformation. Using GE Digital’s Asset Performance Management solutions, Aboitiz Power Corporation, Aboitiz Power Corporation, a vertically integrated leader in power generation, power distribution, and retail electricity services, has improved visibility on critical assets, providing early […]

  • DTE Energy Will Close Belle River Coal Power Plant Two Years Early

    Detroit-based DTE Energy said it will cease all coal use at its Belle River Power Plant no later than December 2028, at least two years earlier than the facility’s previously scheduled 2030 end date. The Belle River Power Plant comprises two electric generating units, each with a maximum gross design generating output of 697 MW. […]

  • Power-to-Power Hydrogen Demonstration Involving Largest U.S. Nuclear Plant Gets Federal Funding

    Palo Verde Generating Station, a 4-GW nuclear power plant in Arizona, is gearing up to produce hydrogen from a low-temperature electrolysis (LTE) system, and that hydrogen will then be used to fuel a natural gas–fired power plant owned by Arizona Public Service (APS). The innovative power-to-power demonstration led by PNW Hydrogen is set to receive […]

  • West Virginia PSC Approves Continued Operation of Three AEP Coal Power Plants Through 2040

    The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) approved Appalachian Power Co. (APCo) and Wheeling Power Co.’s (WPCo’s) request to keep the 2,930-MW Amos, 1,320-MW Mountaineer, and 780-MW Mitchell coal-fired power plants operational until at least 2040. APCo and WPCo are electric power subsidiaries of American Electric Power Co. (AEP), which is one of the […]

  • Addressing a Skilled-Trades Gap in the Energy Sector—and How to Ease the Transition

    Increasing demands on the energy sector are driving a handful of serious workforce challenges. One of the most concerning is an aging workforce with high levels of retirement, colliding with a shortage of skilled workers to fill the gaps. Case in point—the average age of U.S. utility workers is more than 50 years old, several […]

  • Newly Minted Hitachi Energy Pushing ‘Urgency’ of Clean Power

    A technology leader in the power generation sector officially has a new name today, as the former Hitachi ABB Power Grids is now Hitachi Energy. The rebranding, announced during the summer and taking effect Oct. 13, is the latest move by a joint venture formed in the summer of 2020 when Hitachi and ABB closed […]

  • Emerson Merging Software Business with AspenTech in $11 Billion Deal

    Emerson Electric Co. said it will merge its software business with rival Aspen Technology (AspenTech) in an $11 billion deal that will bring together both companies’ expertise in industrial software applications. It’s the latest move by Emerson to support the rapid growth of digitization in the power generation industry. “We saw an attractive opportunity to […]

  • India Group Starts on $10 Billion Plan for Solar Power

    A subsidiary of one of India’s largest conglomerates announced two deals as part of its plan to invest more than $10 billion in renewable energy assets over the next few years. Reliance New Energy Solar (RNESL), part of Reliance Industries Ltd., on Oct. 10 said it was buying Norwegian-headquartered solar panel maker REC Solar Holdings […]