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Help Wanted: Retirements and the Energy Transition Lead to Job Openings in the Power Industry

March 8, 2023 admin Business, diversity, equity, full coverage, inclusion, jobs, news, power, power podcasts, pseg, retirement, the power podcast, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:01:08 +0000

It seems like industry insiders have been lamenting the aging power workforce for decades. Yet, there is still a large percentage of workers in the current workforce that are retirement eligible—some studies suggest the percentage is as high as 40%. Meanwhile, the energy transition has created a large number of new jobs building and operating […]

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Why do people leave their jobs in Canada?

March 2, 2023 admin Canada, canadian labour laws, economic immigrants, job leavers, job losers, job satisfaction, job security, job vacancies, jobs, layoffs, newcomers, retirement

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:00:44 +0000

A new study by Statistics Canada reveals that workers in Canada overwhelmingly leave their jobs for reasons other than being laid off, or unsatisfied with their employment. Learn more about Canadian immigration and discover your options Some of the most common reasons for leaving a job included going back to school, retiring, having an illness […]

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Retirement planning past 40

February 25, 2023 admin cpp investments, financial future in canada, planning to retire, retirement

Credit to Author: Staff Writer| Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:17:32 +0000

You want to build a prosperous and secure future for your family. That’s probably why you chose to immigrate to Canada, a country full of opportunities and benefits, including the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). But a late start to your career in Canada can make it harder to save for retirement. Meet Loreto, an immigrant […]

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Saving for your retirement with the CPP

November 8, 2022 admin CPP, cppinvestments, financial future in canada, financialfutureincanada, retirement, saving

Credit to Author: Staff Writer| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:25:19 +0000

Sponsored Content When you look at your paycheque every month, you may notice a line item for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and wonder what that deduction is all about. Both employees and employers pay into the CPP and the funds are used to provide a basis on which Canadians can build retirement security. If […]

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Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record

September 11, 2022 admin canadian labour market, candian experience class, cec, economic programs, employment, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled workers program, fstp, fswp, immigrants, jobs, labour force survey, LFS, PNP, provincial nominee program, retirement, statistics canada, unemployment rate, vacancies, workforce

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:00:09 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022. For the first time since data became available in 2015, there were fewer unemployed people (989,000) than job vacancies (1,038,000) in Canada. This is a huge revelation for job seekers, with over a third (38%) of businesses expecting that recruitment […]

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Southern CEO Fanning Set to Step Down

July 29, 2022 admin CEO, Coal, fanning, natural gas, news, renewable energy, retirement, Southern Co.

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 22:24:31 +0000

Longtime Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning plans to announce his retirement, perhaps by the end of this year, stepping down after leading the company since 2010. A Bloomberg report on July 29, citing “people familiar with the matter,” said the U.S. utility giant already has launched a search to find Fanning’s replacement. Bloomberg reported that […]

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Addressing the Challenges Presented by a Retiring Utility Workforce

June 22, 2022 admin Commentary, expertise, institutional knowledge, power, retirement, retraining, utility, workforce

Credit to Author: Gary McAuliffe| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:52:36 +0000

POWER magazine has always held a special place in my heart. After my father left the Navy, he became a power engineer and a loyal subscriber to the magazine. As a kid, I remember stacks of the publication all over the house. At the high point my father had hundreds of issues amassed over decades. […]

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Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Closes After 50 Years of Operation, Employees Leave with Pride

May 28, 2022 admin Business, decommissioning, entergy, full coverage, Michigan, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, palisades, reactor, retirement

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 17:34:39 +0000

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After more than 50 years of operation, the Palisades nuclear power plant was taken offline for the final time on May 20. The station was scheduled to be permanently shut down on May 31, but plant operators “made the conservative decision to shut down the plant early due to the performance of a control rod […]

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Tri-State Moves to Retire Rifle Combined Cycle Power Plant

April 7, 2022 admin Business, COLORADO, combined cycle, Gas, news, retirement, tri-state, tri-state generation and transmission

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:10:29 +0000

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a wholesale power supply cooperative with 45 members in four states—Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming—announced its intentions to retire the Rifle Station, an 85-MW combined cycle facility in Rifle, Colorado. The announcement was made on April 5 in conjunction with a filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). […]

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