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Workers turn down contract proposal at Entergy's Pilgrim station in Mass.
The next step is unclear after unionized workers at the Pilgrim station rejected a pact that the company and their union had worked out.
By Ron Gallagher • June 21, 2012 -
Fuel cells may be utilities' answer to commercial and industrial demand in 2020
Commercial and institutional users in North America will demand three-quarters of a terawatt per annum by 2020.
By Ron Gallagher • June 21, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineElectricity Supply and Demand
After nearly two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity consumption reached an all-time high in 2024 and is expected to continue rising. This trendline brings together the best of Utility Dive’s coverage of emerging trends in supply and demand and the decisions being made today that will impact the power system for years to come.
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Rosatom expands nuclear power supply chain
Rosatom, Russia’s nuclear energy state corporation, on June 20 said an additional 13 companies from the Czech Republic signed memoranda of cooperation with Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of Rosatom.
By Lindsey Smith • June 20, 2012 -
NRC report blames undetected design flaws for SONGS steam-tube problems
A report says that a computer analysis was done incorrectly and missed design flaws responsible for excessive wear in steam tubes at the California station.
By Ron Gallagher • June 20, 2012 -
$3.2B engineering contract brings U.K. closer to getting first N-plant in two decades
The French-government-owned EDF Energy plc made the award contingent on the British government's agreeing to set a baseline price for the power, however.
By Ron Gallagher • June 20, 2012 -
Bonneville administrator and CEO Steve Wright to retire
Wright will leave the Bonneville Power Administration at the end of January after helping with his yet-to-be-named successor's transition.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
Government support of power generation is not just about wind
SunEdison's founder, Jigar Shah, says government subsidy is not the best way to scale the wind industry, but fossil fuels matured long ago and still get support.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
NREL: Renewables can meet 80% of U.S. generation in 2050
The federal research center says flexibility in generation, transmission and distribution is key to getting to that point.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
Nuclear power unit shut down after leak detected
Susquehanna Unit 1 plant in Pennsylvania developed a water leak inside the containment structure.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
NRC says FP&L can boost nuclear plant's power output
The regulator's staff said a series of upgrades at the Turkey Point station will make it feasible.
By Ron Gallagher • June 18, 2012 -
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
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