coal to gas conversion
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Fuel
EIA Details Impact of Coal-to-Gas Switching
U.S. utilities have made a significant move away from coal-fired power generation in the past decade, evidenced by a continuing stream of announced coal plant retirements. That transition has been partly driven by new generation from renewable resources, such as wind and solar power. New data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released August 5, […]
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General
Coal-to-Gas Power Shift Driven by Economics
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s third coal plant conversion to gas combined cycle generation, at the venerable Allen plant near Memphis, Tennessee, created the most-efficient combined cycle plant in its
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Gas
TOP PLANT: Valley Power Plant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Owner/operator: We Energies Converting a boiler’s fuel source from coal to natural gas involves a lot of planning and reengineering. When the plant is the sole steam service supplier to a downtown metropolitan area, it also involves a rigid schedule. The Valley Power Plant overcame several challenges to successfully complete one such conversion. The Valley […]
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Legal & Regulatory
AEP Reaches Settlement on Ohio Coal-Fired Power Plants
American Electric Power (AEP), through its subsidiary AEP Ohio, announced on Dec. 14 that it had filed a stipulated agreement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) in support of the company’s expanded power purchase agreement. Details of the Agreement The stipulated agreement, which the company expects the PUCO to rule on in early […]