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Florida regulators on March 1 approved Florida Power & Light’s (FPL’s) plan to build a new $888 million natural gas-fired power plant, replacing an existing gas- and oil-fueled plant on the same site in Dania Beach that is being retired this year. The utility on Thursday also announced the opening of four new solar power […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed more than a dozen significant changes to the Obama administration’s final 2015 rule governing disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) by the nation’s power generators. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on March 1 signed the first of two rules that propose to amend the 2015 rule, saying the changes […]

February 28, 2018 – Sargent & Lundy is presenting at the Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Forum, taking place March 5-7 in Houston.  The 2018 agenda for the forum features presentations from around the world, presented by the world’s foremost experts on HRSG and related equipment.
Daniel Azukas of Sargent & Lundy is presenting Remaining Useful Life Assessment of

February 28, 2018 – Sargent & Lundy is presenting at the International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association (IPEIA) Conference, which takes place March 7-9, in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Marc Lemmons of Sargent & Lundy will address the Alberta government rule mandating that power generation from coal-fired sources be eliminated by 2030, with the lost capacity replaced with that

February 27, 2018 – Sargent & Lundy is presenting a wide range of papers at the upcoming 2018 Energy, Utility & Environment Conference (EUEC). The conference takes place March 5-7 in San Diego, California. The papers will cover current energy and environmental topics:
Exploring Oxidation and SCR Catalyst on Gas Fired Units, presented by Emily Kunkel and co-authored by Raj Gaikwad

No evidence exists that New England local gas distribution companies engaged in practices to withhold natural gas pipeline capacity on the Algonquin system to drive up gas or power prices in the region, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff revealed. FERC on February 27 closed an inquiry after conducting an “extensive review” of the allegations—which […]

The recent retirement of older generating units and high peak usage owing to economic growth could tighten operating reserves in the region served by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) this summer. The grid operator said on March 1 that total resource capacity for the upcoming summer (spanning June through September 2018) is expected […]

According to Georgia Power’s Eighteenth Semi-annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring Report (VCM) released on February 28, more than 12 million man-hours have been worked without a lost-time injury at the Vogtle expansion project since Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy on March 29, 2017. Additionally, the company said productivity has improved since Southern Nuclear Operating Company assumed overall […]

Though increasingly serious cybersecurity threats loom, nearly two-thirds of U.S. industrial control system (ICS) vulnerabilities identified in 2017 could cause severe operational impact if exploited, cybersecurity firm Dragos Inc. warned in a series of reports published March 1. The reports, which cover ICS vulnerabilities, ICS threats, and reactions to existing threats, draw a dire picture […]

While 29 states and the District of Columbia currently have Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)—goals for power producers to provide a certain amount of power from renewable sources by a specific date—a growing number of states are also instituting standalone targets and mandates for energy storage procurement. Sources: Energy Storage Association, North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, Lawrence Berkeley […]