Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:32:26 +0000
The power industry’s rapid adoption of digitalization is a striking example of its dynamic innovation—the continuous development and introduction of new ideas, products, or processes to meet shifting
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:30:00 +0000
After years of upgrade and retrofit projects, and a keen focus on safety and continuous improvement, the Coal Users’ Group board of directors selected Platte River Power Authority’s Rawhide Unit 1 as the
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Read moreCredit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:08:00 +0000
Cogentrix Energy and Siemens Energy have partnered to optimize 8000H-class gas turbine reliability and outage planning. Under Cogentrix’s management, the Patriot site successfully upgraded one of its
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:17:00 +0000
The number of power plant operator jobs is shrinking, but paradoxically, the number of job openings in the field is growing. Managers have their hands full finding and retaining the people they need. In this
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 05:17:00 +0000
The number of power plant operator jobs is shrinking, but paradoxically, the number of job openings in the field is growing. Managers have their hands full finding and retaining the people they need. In this
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:47:09 +0000
Workers at the W.H. Sammis coal-fired power plant have been notified that a mass layoff will begin “sometime between March 14, 2023, and April 14, 2023.” The announcement was made public through a letter Energy Harbor Corp., owner of the plant, sent to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, as required under the […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:54 +0000
According to Statistics Canada, “the working-age population [in Canada] — persons aged 15 to 64 — has never been older”. What’s happening with Canada’s working population? In fact, more than 20% of people that Canada categorizes as being of working age are between the ages of 55 and 64, which suggests that they are close […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:01:33 +0000
Southern Company’s Board of Directors announced on Jan. 5 that Chris Womack, who has served as president of its largest subsidiary, Georgia Power, since 2020, and as Georgia Power’s chairman, president, and CEO since 2021, has been appointed CEO of Southern Company effective immediately following the conclusion of the company’s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 05:18:18 +0000
The Inflation Reduction Act will spur growth in clean energy and upgrades to grid infrastructure, but workforce shortages and supply chain constraints are likely to challenge power companies for at least the
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