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‘Technically Sophisticated’ Combined Cycle Plant Comes Online

January 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, cabot oil & gas, combined cycle, Gas, ge, ha series gas turbine, Instrumentation & Controls, invenergy, kiewit, kinder morgan, news, Pennsylvania, pjm interconnection, Plant Design, Renewables, Solar, Technology, tennessee gas pipeline, ugi

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:59:35 +0000

The Lackawanna Energy Center in Pennsylvania entered commercial operation Jan. 15, with the $1.5 billion project heralded by its developer, Invenergy, as among the most “technically sophisticated” combined cycle natural gas-fired plants in operation. The 1,485-MW facility, in the borough of Jessup in Lackawanna County, was completed ahead of schedule and features three General Electric […]

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PG&E Says it Will File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

January 14, 2019 admin 0 Comments bankruptcy, California, Chapter 11, Coal, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Renewables, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:06:08 +0000

California utility PG&E Corp. on Jan. 14 gave its workers the state-required 15-day advance notice of its intent to file a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company on Monday said its electric and natural gas service to customers should not be impacted during its reorganization, which comes as PG&E faces billions of dollars in liabilities related […]

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Reports: PG&E Prepared to File Bankruptcy in Wake of Wildfires

January 13, 2019 admin 0 Comments bankruptcy, Bloomberg, California, Coal, Gas, gavin newsom, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, PG&E, Renewables, reuters, Technology, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:37:19 +0000

Reports on Jan. 13 said giant California utility PG&E Corp. could notify its workers as soon as Jan. 14 that it’s preparing to file for bankruptcy. Bloomberg on Sunday said the San Francisco-based utility, which faces billions of dollars in liabilities as investigations into its role in a series of deadly wildfires continues, will notify […]

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Colorado Co-op Amps Up Solar Generation

January 13, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, Coal, COLORADO, distributed energy, Gas, juwi, news, Renewables, Solar, tri-state generation and transmission

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:35:08 +0000

Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a group cited by analysts for its high wholesale power costs and its reliance on coal-fired units, on Jan. 11 announced a 100-MW project that will more than double its solar power portfolio. Tri-State in a news release said the Spanish Peaks Solar Project near Trinidad, Colo., will be […]

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Large Solar Projects Come Online in Hawaii, Florida

January 10, 2019 admin 0 Comments battery storage, bess, Business, distributed energy, distributed power, duke energy, duke energy florida, Energy Storage, Florida, Hawaii, kauai, kiuc, lawai, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Solar, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:55:58 +0000

Two large solar power projects—located more than 4,600 miles apart—recently came online in the U.S., providing service in Florida and Hawaii. Duke Energy on Jan. 8 announced its 74.9-MW Hamilton Solar Power Plant was online. The installation in Jasper, Fla., is part of the company’s plan to build or acquire at least 700 MW of […]

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Report: CO2 Emissions from Power Sector Rising

January 8, 2019 admin Business, carbon dioxide, climate change, Coal, emissions, Environmental, EPA, Gas, International, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, Renewables, rhodium group, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:05:21 +0000

A new study from an economic research group shows that U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) rose about 3.4% last year, including a 1.9% rise in emissions from power generation. The New York-based Rhodium Group, which released its findings on Jan. 8, said its study used data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and […]

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Former FERC Commissioner McIntyre Dead at 58

January 4, 2019 admin Coal, ferc, Gas, mcintyre, news, Nuclear, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:55:34 +0000

Kevin McIntyre, who briefly served as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), died Jan. 2 at age 58. He had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 and had surgery to remove a tumor. President Trump nominated McIntyre, a Republican, in August 2017 to serve as FERC chairman. He was confirmed by the […]

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Former FERC Commissioner McIntyre Dead at 57

January 3, 2019 admin Coal, ferc, Gas, mcintyre, news, Nuclear, Renewables

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:55:34 +0000

Kevin McIntyre, who briefly served as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), died Jan. 2 at age 57. He had been diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 and had surgery to remove a tumor. President Trump nominated McIntyre, a Republican, in August 2017 to serve as FERC chairman. He was confirmed by the […]

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Growth in Renewables Continues Despite Drop in UK Power Generation

January 3, 2019 admin biomass, carbon brief, Coal, Gas, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, uk, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:27:48 +0000

Renewable energy sources increased their share of the UK’s electricity supply in 2018, with new wind farms and biomass plants helping renewables contribute a record 33% of the country’s power in the past year. Coal-fired units, meanwhile, saw a 25% drop in their output, with coal providing about 5% of the country’s total generation. The […]

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Power Plants

January 1, 2019 admin biomass, Coal, Commentary, connected plant, connected plant conference, digital technology, digital twin, emerson, Gas, Hydro, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, International, news, Nuclear, ovation, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Digital technology is everywhere today including in most power plants. Computer hardware and software are changing the way plants are operated and maintained. Many technology experts will tell you that

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