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ERCOT: Load impact of COVID-19 minimal so far

No one can doubt the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on economic activity and burden to the health care industry. The fiscal hit and human tolls are enormous tragedies. One grid independent system operator’s (ISO) evaluation of the COVID-19 impact on electric load patterns, however, is that it is not too dramatic on that level so far. The Electric

NRG Energy operations leader Moser joins keynote at POWERGEN

POWERGEN International is adding another major utility executive to its roster of keynote speakers for the conference this November in New Orleans. Chris Moser, who oversees all plant operations for NRG Energy, will be a keynote speaker in the Wednesday, November 20 session, joining host utility Entergy’s Chief Operating Officer Paul Hinnenkamp on that day. Football and New Orleans legend

Vistra Energy shutting down four coal-fired plants to meet Illinois pollution rules

Competitive market power generator Vistra Energy will close four coal-fired power plants in Illinois to meet state mandates on pollution standards. The company will shutter the Coffeen, Duck Creek, Havana and Hennepin power plants. Together they generate more than 2,000 MW in capacity and support hundreds of jobs. Texas-based Vistra says the reasons behind the closures include revisions in the

Second GTCC unit completed at Mankato Energy Center in Minnesota

Southern Power is selling the Mankato Energy Center to Xcel Energy for $650 million.

Capstone shipping gas-fired microturbine to power Wyoming compressor station

Capstone’s C600 Signature Series stand-alone microturbine will run all electric power equipment at a remote and unmanned compressor station while running on locally available high-pressure natural gas.

Calpine Corp. sells two gas-fired plants to Starwood equity firm

Starwood is acquiring the 325-MW combined cycle Garrison Energy Center in Delaware and the 503-MW RockGen Energy Center peaker facility in Wisconsin.

Capstone Turbine gains new orders for Mexico CHP projects

The C200 systems will be installed at an energy drink manufacturer where the thermal energy will be used to create steam for the manufacturing process, and the …

Xcel Acquiring Gas-fired Mankato Energy Center from Southern for $650M

Xcel Energy is planning for several power plant retirements and contract expirations in the mid-2020s….

Negotiating the Power Delivery Squeeze for Midwestern Utilities

To understand how to approach the power gen dilemma, it is illustrative to look at the city of Lebanon, Ohio. Lebanon’s municipal utility illustrates both the…

Putting the Proof to the Test: Case Study on Duke Energy’s Distribution Feeder Upgrade

Duke Energy launched a proof of concept effort to better understand the roles automation and telecom technologies should play. The company’s objective is to d…

Overcoming Grid Weakness through Synergy of Generation Technologies

In order to accomplish this successfully, generation assets have to increase their flexibility to a level that pushes, and in most cases exceeds the capab…

Ameren to Build Missouri’s Largest Wind Farm

Plans call for 175 450-foot-tall wind turbines on land in Adair and Schuyler counties….

Report: Dynegy-Vistra Could Retire Eight Coal Plants by 2025 Without Affecting Reliability

The eight plants studied by the report have a combined capacity of 5,862 MW….

Among the “…vastly different circumstances” that Russell Ray mentions in his opinion piece in the January 2018 edition of Power Engineering are dozens of exis…

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