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#Calvert_Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant begins refueling outage

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant begins refueling outage Operators at Exelon Generation’s Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant removed Unit 1 from service just after midnight Sunday to begin a planned refueling outage, capping a record-setting run of 628 consecutive days of power generation, according to a press release. Work completed during the refueling outage will … Continue reading #Calvert_Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant begins refueling outage

Exelon Will Close #Oyster_Creek Nuclear Plant Earlier than Anticipated

Exelon Will Close Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Earlier than Anticipated Exelon Generation will shutter its Oyster Creek Generating Station in October 2018—more than a year before it is required to close the single-unit reactor as part of an agreement with the state of New Jersey. Exelon agreed in 2010 to close the unit by December … Continue reading Exelon Will Close #Oyster_Creek Nuclear Plant Earlier than Anticipated

#Limerick – 1 nuclear unit in #Pennsylvania coasts to refueling outage

Limerick-1 nuclear unit in Pennsylvania coasts to refueling outage Exelon Generation’s 1,246-MW Limerick-1 nuclear unit in Limerick, Pennsylvania, has begun its coast to a refueling and maintenance outage. Company spokeswoman Emily Ryan said in an email Friday that the reactor was “currently at 99% power as part of the unit’s end-of-cycle coastdown. For competitive reasons, … Continue reading #Limerick – 1 nuclear unit in #Pennsylvania coasts to refueling outage

Exelon and #Albemarle invest to overcome ‘deal-killing tech challenges’ in energy storage

Exelon and Albemarle invest to overcome ‘deal-killing tech challenges’ in energy storage Nuclear generation company Exelon and chemical company Albemarle, which has lithium mining facilities, are investigating opportunities in the energy storage space, having partnered with battery energy storage investor Volta Energy Technologies to do so. Volta, from Chicago, said on Thursday that it has … Continue reading Exelon and #Albemarle invest to overcome ‘deal-killing tech challenges’ in energy storage

Biggest U.S. Nuclear Owner Exelon Invests in Storage Startup

Biggest U.S. Nuclear Owner Exelon Invests in Storage Startup Exelon Corp., the biggest U.S. nuclear operator, is investing in the batteries of the future. The company is a lead backer of Volta Energy Technologies, a startup that plans to evaluate and test new energy-storage technologies. Albemarle Corp., the Charlotte-based lithium supplier, is also a lead … Continue reading Biggest U.S. Nuclear Owner Exelon Invests in Storage Startup

Exelon may like this new pricing scheme, but you won’t

Exelon may like this new pricing scheme, but you won’t In free markets, the most-efficient supplier usually sets prices. Less-efficient suppliers have three choices: They can lose sales by insisting on higher prices, sacrifice some profit by selling at market prices or get more efficient. But less-efficient electricity suppliers have a fourth option. They can … Continue reading Exelon may like this new pricing scheme, but you won’t

Exclusive Access Inside The Gates Of The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant

Exclusive Access Inside The Gates Of The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant HILADELPHIA (CBS) — You probably never knew thousands of gallons of local water poured down the sides of the cooling towers at the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant. “We get about 18,000 gallons a minute from the Schuylkill River and Perkiomen Creek and that’s makeup … Continue reading Exclusive Access Inside The Gates Of The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant