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NuclearFort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant to Close by Year-end
The Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) board of directors voted unanimously on June 16 to close Fort Calhoun Station, the smallest nuclear power plant in the U.S., due to economic reasons. In April, OPPD Board Chairman Mick Mines asked senior management to develop potential scenarios regarding future power resources. Tim Burke, president and CEO of […]
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PowerBoiler Explosion Shuts Down Philadelphia CHP Plant
At least one person was injured when a boiler exploded at the Veolia Energy Schuylkill Station combined heat and power plant in Philadelphia on June 15. The 163-MW natural gas–fired plant provides steam for the city’s district heating system as well as power to the grid. According to media reports, the blast occurred around 3:15 […]
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Legal & RegulatoryFederal Court Strikes Down Minnesota Coal Power Import Ban
A Minnesota law that bans power imports from new out-of-state coal-fired power plants is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has deemed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on June 15 upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota that found that the statute’s prohibitions had the effect […]
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RenewablesGrid Edge and Digital Technologies Take Center Stage at EEI Convention
Panels at the 2016 Edison Electric Institute convention focused on technologies and policies at what’s often called the “grid edge.”
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TechnologyEEI Partners with Startup Incubator to Accelerate Innovation in Energy
The Edison Electric Institute has forged a new partnership with startup incubator 1776 to accelerate the pace of innovation in energy.
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O&MTVA Backs “In-Place” Coal Ash Impoundment Closure Method Over Removal
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) listed costs and time among several reasons for its preferred method to close its coal ash impoundments in place, rather than by removal, but the move has come under fire by environmental groups. The federally owned corporation earlier this month released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) to support its […]
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CoalGeorgia Power to Shut Down Coal Ash Ponds Within Three Years
Georgia Power will shut down and stop receiving coal ash at all 29 of its coal ash ponds within the next three years. The announcement on June 13 is the latest in a string of similar moves from coal plant–owning utilities across the nation in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) coal ash disposal […]
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TechnologyEEI Convention Opens with Call to Work with “Friendly Hackers”
EEI Convention keynote speaker Keren Elazari urged electric utilities to partner with “friendly hackers.”
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