Generation: Page 318
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NRC Issues Final Report on Columbia Generating Station
Columbia station appears headed for license renewal through 2043.
By Ron Gallagher • April 9, 2012 -
A Look at Arizona and the Best Solar Resource in the Nation
Before a May "solar summit, a look at the state with the highest insolation.
By Ron Gallagher • April 6, 2012 -
Houston Inks Electricity Supply Agreement With NRG's Reliant
The three-year contract is expected to save the city about 30% in energy costs.
By Ron Gallagher • April 5, 2012 -
Cyprus Suffers Blackout as Power Station Takes Down Grid
Supplies of power have been low in Cyprus since an accidental 2011 explosion knocked out a 700 MW station.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Consumers Energy Is Taking Applications From Customers Who Want to Sell Solar
The company will purchase a total of 3,000 KW under its Experimental Advanced Renewable Program.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Miss. PSC Goes Against State Supreme Court, Approves IGCC Project
With Mississippi Power stuck in mid-project, the regulator devised a "temporary" permit after the court tossed out its conventional approval for the Kemper County facility.
By Ron Gallagher • April 4, 2012 -
Westinghouse CEO Resigns Just as He Takes Top Post
There is no word yet on why Jim Ferland, who became CEO Saturday, quit the same weekend.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2012 -
Silverado Power, SDG&E Sign deal for 15 MW of Solar Power
California authorities have to approve 20-year contracts for power from two stations.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2012 -
Power Sector Leads Gains in U.S. Construction Spending
When figures came out showing U.S. construction spending had risen more than 5 percent since February 2011, power building led.
By Ron Gallagher • April 3, 2012 -
Citing Low Demand, Mitsubishi Mothballs U.S. Wind Turbine Plant
Blaming the recession for suppressing demand, the company said the Fort Smith, Ark., plant is on indefinite hold.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2012 -
Susquehanna Nuclear Unit 1 Closes for Refueling, Upgrades
PPL Susquehanna's Unit 2 remains in operation at the Luzerne County, Pa., station.
By Ron Gallagher • April 2, 2012 -
5 Great Lakes States, U.S. Have Pact on Offshore Wind
Five states and several federal agencies have a memorandum of understanding that is supposed to streamline development.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2012 -
Beaver Valley Nuclear Station Opens Emergency Ops Facility
The 12,000-square-foot facility in Shippingport, Pa., supports activities related public health and safety if there is a plant emergency.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2012 -
Nuclear Downtime in California Could Be a Big Test for Solar
The upcoming outage of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station raises the stakes for making solar and wind work.
By Ron Gallagher • March 30, 2012 -
The Many Faces of Risk Cited as Investors Envision Sustainability
From politics to privacy to financing to a lack of metrics, obstacles often inhibit needed investment as infrastructure ages while global demand grows.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
EIA Projects Lower Coal Use by U.S. Power Sector in 2012
Demand will likely hit a six-year low while demand for gas is projected to go up almost 9% this year.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
TEPCO Plans to Ask Japan for $12 Billion Bailout
Faced with billions in liabilities for damage payments, Tokyo Electric Power is asking for government help.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
APPA Says New EPA Regulations Will Kill Coal
The American Public Power Association argues that the proposal contradicts President Obama's announced "all of the above" energy strategy.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
Advanced Asset Management Q&A
Answers to questions that couldn't be addressed during a March 20 webinar.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
Illinois Group Fighting 'Subsidy' for Tenaska Energy Plant Proposal
Eight large businesses sent lawmakers a letter saying that $12 billion bill to support the project inTaylorville is a bad deal.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
Westinghouse Chief Sees Challenges for Nuclear Despite Recent NRC Action
Jim Ferland, who takes over Sunday, spoke during a panel discussion at the University of Pittsburgh.
By Ron Gallagher • March 29, 2012 -
AEHI Finishes Site Improvements at Proposed Idaho Nuclear Site
The company plans to begin collecting environmental data at the Payette County site in the second quarter.
By Ron Gallagher • March 28, 2012 -
PSEG Comments on EPA Power Plant Carbon Standards
CEO Ralph Izzo says the proposed standard gives the industry "a logical and modest standard."
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012 -
Duke Energy, Sumitomo to Own Kansas Wind Farms
They are the 131 MW Cimarron II project in Gray County and the 168 MW Ironwood project in Ford County.
By Ron Gallagher • March 27, 2012
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