Tenaska closes $780 million financing for natural gas-fueled power plant in Pennsylvania Leading independent energy provider Tenaska closed approximately $780 million in commercial financing today for the Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a 925-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled power plant project near Pittsburgh. Since its founding in 1987, Tenaska has raised approximately $14.4 billion in capital through … Continue reading #Tenaska closes $780 million financing for #natural_gas-fueled power plant in #Pennsylvania→
Virginia regulators approve Dominion plan for 1,588 MW gas-fired unit The Virginia State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Virginia Power’s plan to build a 1,588 MW, natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant in Greensville County, rejecting the assertion by groups representing independent power producers and environmentalists that the utility failed to fully explore cost-effective alternatives. In its … Continue reading Virginia regulators approve #Dominion plan for 1,588 MW gas-fired unit→
Nuclear Power Plant in Washington Unexpectedly Shut Down Washington state’s only nuclear power plant has been shut down after operators received an indication that a system used to cool equipment wasn’t working. Officials said there was no release of radiation and no danger to the public. The Columbia Generating Station near Richland was shut down … Continue reading Nuclear Power Plant in Washington Unexpectedly Shut Down→
ERCOT STAKEHOLDERS TO REVISIT PAYING POWER GENERATORS TO RAMP DOWN Houston (Platts)–9 Feb 2016 633 pm EST/2333 GMT Generators required by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to ramp down for grid reliability may be compensated under a proposal ERCOT’s board has asked stakeholders to reconsider, in response to an appeal of the proposal’s failure … Continue reading ERCOT STAKEHOLDERS TO REVISIT PAYING POWER GENERATORS TO RAMP DOWN→
RTW: New York power generators up against a stacked deck I have written U.S. Rep. Tom Reed about a very serious problem with New York state power markets. Due to the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) unfair market policy, we now find the Western and Central New York electric generators that use natural gas … Continue reading RTW: New York power generators up against a stacked deck→
Natural gas now fuels electricity generated at UGI’s Hunlock Creek Energy Center HUNLOCK TWP. — These days, Peter Quattrini gladly talks about his conversion. The Hunlock Creek Energy Center switched to natural gas from the Marcellus Shale to generate electricity, and, a few months ago, got rid of what remained of the boiler house from … Continue reading Natural gas now fuels electricity generated at #UGI ’s #Hunlock_Creek Energy Center→
PowerGen 2015: Dynegy and CAISO CEOs illustrate a generation industry in flux Keynote addresses and chatter on the show floor at a major generation conference reveal a changing industry e changing face of the U.S. electricity sector was on display at the first full day of Power-Gen International, a major conference for power generators taking … Continue reading #PowerGen_2015: #Dynegy and CAISO CEOs illustrate a generation industry in flux→
New generation resources drive up projected ERCOT reserve margins through 2025 AUSTIN, TX, Dec. 1, 2015 — The updated 10-year Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report released today by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) shows a continuing rise in planning reserve margins in coming years, due primarily to the anticipated addition of more … Continue reading New generation resources drive up projected ERCOT reserve margins through 2025→
Luminant Acquires Two NextEra Power Plants in Texas for $1.5B DALLAS — Luminant has acquired NextEra’s La Frontera portfolio, a pair of natural gas power plant facilities in Northeast Texas, for $1.5 billion. The portfolio consists of Forney Energy Center and Lamar Energy Center. La Frontera can generate power for about 1.5 million homes during … Continue reading Luminant Acquires Two NextEra Power Plants in Texas for $1.5B→
State tells power plants to prepare for closure BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – The New York Independent Systems Operator (NYISO) released a memo saying that two local NRG Energy Inc. are unnecessary and should prepare for closure. NRG announced plans in August to retire the Huntley Coal Plant in Tonawanda and the Dunkirk Energy Plant in … Continue reading State tells #power_plants to prepare for closure #Dunkirk #Tonawanda→
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