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Germany Halts Closure of Two Nuclear Plants Until April 2023

September 8, 2022 admin Business, Coal, e.on, energy security, full coverage, Gas, GERMANY, isar 2, kernd, Markets, news, Nuclear, reliability, resource adequacy, stress test

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:12:22 +0000

Germany plans to keep two of its three last nuclear power plants on standby until mid-2023—beyond their year-end closure deadline—to bolster its energy security through the winter. However, the declaration has prompted confusion within Germany’s nuclear industry, which says nuclear plants aren’t suited to perform as operating reserve. Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action […]

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NERC: Accelerated Coal and Nuclear Retirements Pose Limited Reliability Risks

December 21, 2018 admin accelerated scenario, Business, Coal, Fuel, Gas, Markets, nerc, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, retirements, scenario, stress test, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:37:32 +0000

The accelerated retirement of coal-fired and nuclear generation by 2022 could adversely affect reliability in four regions, including in the east and over a swathe of the central U.S., the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned as it released findings from a “stress-test” scenario. But the entity tasked with ensuring reliability and security of […]

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