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TVA to Trim 1,000 Jobs, Delay Some Capital Projects
The plan covers about 700 Tennessee Valley Authority employees and 300 contract workers.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Storage Technology Investment an RPS Priority
If states would count stored energy from renewable sources, companies could better capture all they generate.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Operational Efficiency: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Opportunity for Commercial Building
Any measures designed to save energy in the segment represent a significant opportunity for impact.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Big Data Doesn't Sleep: Demand Response Trends
Ongoing sharing of more granular data about power use is turning demand management into a business intelligence tool.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Japan Switches Off Last Nuclear Reactor as Part of Stress Test
The move is part of a safety strategy in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi event.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
N.C. Towns Told: Consider Dumping Power Plant Shares
North Carolina lawmakers say debt costs are hammering electric customers in 32 towns that bought shares in five power stations in the 1970s.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
New England's Power Grid Summer Outlook Announced
ISO New England is watching LNG supplies to Boston-area stations, but expects adequate power if normal summer conditions prevail.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
The 500-year Carbon Storage Future
The energy agencies of the U.S., Canada and Mexico have compiled an atlas of carbon emission sources to help planning in the region.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
Sun Shines on Patriot Place
Solar panels over the retail and entertainment center's walkways will contribute to a planned 1 MW renewable capability at the Massachusetts facility.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
Progress Florida Plant Passes NRC Environmental Hurdle
The proposed two 1,100-MW units will have no impacts that prevent licensing, the NRC said.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
Duke Says It Believes Progress Merger Will Pass FERC by July 1 Deadline
CEO Jim Rogers says he thinks federal regulators are “more likely than not” to approve the plan.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
DTE Energy Pursues Wind Energy
The company has issued a solicitation for about 100 MW by the end of next year.
By Ron Gallagher • May 3, 2012 -
AES Combines Battery Energy Storage, Traditional Power Plant
The project by two AES subsidiaries marries 20 MW of battery storage to a 544-MW thermal plant.
By Ron Gallagher • May 3, 2012 -
U.S. Reports Renewable Utility-Scale Electricity Production in States
Which states stand where on the list varies a lot when hydro is included or excluded.
By Ron Gallagher • May 3, 2012 -
Benefits of Distributed Energy Storage
Various players are positioning themselves in an ongoing industry debate.
By Ron Gallagher • May 3, 2012 -
Canada Water Pact Aids Salmon, Hydro in BPA System
British Columbia's hydro authority will help the Bonneville Power Authority by improving Columbia River flow management.
By Ron Gallagher • May 3, 2012 -
Buying Its Own Refinery Promises Fuel Savings for Airline, but Hidden Expenses Loom
A company for which petroleum-based fuel is mandatory, Delta Airlines wants to make its own jet fuel.
By Ron Gallagher • May 2, 2012 -
Hot Summer Could Put Market Operators on the Hot Seat
Japan, which will have at most one of 54 reactors running, may be the poster child for problems.
By Ron Gallagher • May 1, 2012 -
GE Dominates U.S. Wind-Making, but New Faces are Emerging
Denmark's Vestas Wind System and Germany's Siemens A.G. hold spots No. 2 and 3.
By Ron Gallagher • May 1, 2012 -
Georgia Power Brings Up Second of Three Units at Smyrna Facility
The first unit at Plant McDonough-Atkinson came on line in December, and the last is slated for November.
By Ron Gallagher • May 1, 2012 -
Tenaska-run Taylorville Plant Gets Final State Air Go-Ahead
Taylorville coal-to-gas station has its final air permit from Illinois regulators.
By Ron Gallagher • May 1, 2012 -
S.C., Wash. Ask Court to Make NRC Move the Ball on Yucca Mountain
The states are to argue Wednesday in Washington, D.C., in a bid to force the NRC to rule on DOE's Yucca Mountain decision.
By Ron Gallagher • May 1, 2012 -
Tennessee Valley Brings New Gas-Fired Plant On Line
The 880-MW John Sevier plant near Rogersville, Tenn., started up Monday. and was a month early.
By Ron Gallagher • April 30, 2012 -
Former Chairman S. David Freeman Blasts TVA
He implored the authority to drop a nuclear building program that he says is too costly.
By Ron Gallagher • April 30, 2012 -
Area Communities Band Together for Share of Mo. Power Plant
The Kansas Power Pool serves more than 30 communities in the state and is buying a 7% interest.
By Ron Gallagher • April 30, 2012
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