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American Electric Power’s (AEP’s) Ohio unit has asked the state’s Public Utilities Commission for permission to essentially charge customers for costs to operate nine unregulated coal-fired units, a move the company says will address market volatility and ensure the economic viability of Ohio’s generation.  AEP Ohio on Oct. 3 proposed an “expanded” power purchase agreement […]

Booming natural gas production, mostly in the Northeast, will continue to confound traditional North American gas market dynamics in the near future, said speakers at the LDC Gas Forum—Rockies and West in Los Angeles Oct. 7-8. “Northeast production is flipping the market on its head,” said Luke Jackson, an energy analyst with Bentek. Gas production […]

Having a coal fired generation plant come into MATS compliance can be a daunting and expensive undertaking. Retrofits may be so expensive that decommissioning is preferred. Thanks to natural gas becoming plentiful and inexpensive both recently and for the foreseeable future, another option is now available; conversion.

The first full-scale commercial post-combustion carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project at an operating coal-fired power plant is now online in Estevan, Saskatchewan, roughly 10 miles north of the U.S. border. The heart of the $1.4 billion project at Boundary Dam Power Station is the rebuilt 110-MW Unit 3, originally commissioned in 1970. The project, […]

Watch as Hach Chemist, Luke, shares some helpful tips for performing our Ultra Low Range Total Iron Method.

The intense pressure and temperature of a steam cycle makes corrosion very likely if water chemistry is not monitored closely, resulting in unexpected downtime.

Download this application note to learn how real-time monitoring of iron transport may be accomplished with the world’s most sensitive turbidimeter, Hach’s FilterTrak 660™ sc Laser Nephelometer

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday issued a draft solicitation that would provide up to $12.6 billion in loan guarantees for new nuclear projects. The agency identified four technology areas of interest in the draft solicitation: advanced nuclear reactors, small modular reactors, upgrades and uprates at existing facilities, and front-end nuclear projects. The draft solicitation […]

Despite record low temperatures and widespread generation outages during the polar vortex, bulk power system reliability was maintained, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) in a newly released analysis of the extreme cold weather event that engulfed most of the nation this January.  The Jan. 6–7, 2014, weather condition that resulted in temperatures […]

If you’re a power sector professional and you haven’t thought much about energy storage, rest assured—you will soon. At least, that’s if the numerous companies working in this field and presenting at the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) conference in San Jose, Calif., this week get their way. But, as Craig Horne, chief strategy officer […]

After more than a year of deliberation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Dominion’s proposal to construct and operate liquefaction and export facilities at its existing Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Lusby, Md. The proposed export facility will be contained within the existing footprint of the 131-acre import terminal […]