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SDG&E's 117-mile Sunrise Powerlink is energized
A year and a half in construction, the 500,000-volt line ties San Diego to the Imperial Valley's renewable resources.
By Ron Gallagher • June 18, 2012 -
Davis-Besse nuclear power plant returned to service
The Oak Harbor, Ohio, station was down for fuel replacement and preventive maintenance.
By Ron Gallagher • June 15, 2012 -
Southern Co. names new SVP, chief environmental counsel
Karl Moor, with Southern since 1998, steps into the senior role.
By Ron Gallagher • June 15, 2012 -
Toshiba, NET Power, Shaw, Exelon together behind new gas-fired technology
NET Power developed the p;rocess, the Allam Cycle, which it says produces pipeline-ready CO2.
By Ron Gallagher • June 15, 2012 -
California's electric power market faces challenges heading into summer
Losing the San Onofre nuclear units combines with the grid's configuration to cause operators and analysts some concern.
By Ron Gallagher • June 14, 2012 -
Solar cellular services to provide power off-grid in Uganda
A solar-power provider powers cells towers and sells excess power to local villagers on a pre-paid basis.
By Ron Gallagher • June 14, 2012 -
Cogeneration: Germany's missed energy opportunity?
Moving away from nuclear puts a spotlight on alternatives.
By Ron Gallagher • June 14, 2012 -
Trico is Solar Co-op of 2012
The Arizona co-op lets members take advantage of solar generation without having to install their own systems.
By Ron Gallagher • June 14, 2012 -
NRC cites one N-plant among abnormal events in FY 2011
The NRC lists 23 events involving radioactive materials in Fiscal 2011, but only one, at the Browns Ferry power plant, involved a utility.
By Ron Gallagher • June 13, 2012 -
GE tests robot camera to inspect wind-turbine blades
New technology from GE Global Research is intended to make wind-turbine inspections faster and more reliable for customers.
By Ron Gallagher • June 13, 2012 -
U.S. solar growth in Q1 2012 breaks record
The solar industry says 506 MW installed were the most ever in three months.
By Ron Gallagher • June 13, 2012 -
DOE conducting peer reviews for reliability and cyber-security programs
The Department of Energy will hold peer reviews for the Real Time Reliability Management program and the Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program this summer.
By Ron Gallagher • June 13, 2012 -
Uranium enrichment plant in France ceases operation
The Georges Besse plant operated for 33 years, using gaseous diffusion technology.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
SCE says California nuclear plant likely offline through summer
The possibility of losing San Onofre's power during the summer months had weighed on recent projections about meeting demand.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
Nuclear power partnership NuStart to disband
NuStart was funded by what was designed to be a 50-50 cost-shared program between the nuclear industry and the DOE.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
Kansas sees first Duke wind farm
Duke Energy Renewables sold Sumitomo Corp. of America a 50% share in Cimarron II in April.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
Guest post: Frenemies - Solar and natural gas will be central to energy policy
The reality is that meeting our energy needs will require fossil fuels and renewables not merely to co-exist, but to co-develop.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Getting California to 12,000 megawatts of distributed generation
The goal, set by Gov. Jerry Brown, will take a lot of rooftop solar, community wind and other sources that are not in place yet.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Labor issues continue at nuclear power plant in Massachusetts
There's been no success in talks for a contract to cover workers at the Pilgrim nuclear station.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Duke, Progress head for final merger hurdle: State approval
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave its blessing late Friday, so the focus returns to regulators in the Carolinas.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Co-op rep: EPA off base on carbon rules
Mid-Atlantic G&T executive argues to Congress that carbon capture and storage are not certain to work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Guest post: Let’s make a solar net-metering deal
A solar advocate looks at the complications of a net-metering arrangement that can properly calculates costs and benefits to all parties.
By Ron Gallagher • June 8, 2012 -
Electric utility industry undergoing structural evolution
Black & Veatch's annual report notes that smart-grid data outpace companies' and customers' abilities to use them.
By Ron Gallagher • June 6, 2012 -
EEI Edison Awards: Southern Co., AES Gener win
Southern was recognized for getting Plant Vogtle's two new nuclear units approved.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012 -
DTE Energy picks GE for four wind projects in Michigan
The projects will put up GE's 1.6-100 turbines at the sites in lower Michigan.
By Ron Gallagher • June 5, 2012
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