Biggest U.S. Electric Grid Has Plan to Keep Power Plants Afloat PJM proposes two-stage auction to keep prices competitive Asks federal regulator to make a decision by June 29 The largest U.S. electricity market is asking federal regulators for help in keeping useful power plants from an early retirement. Beset by complaints from producers that … Continue reading Biggest U.S. Electric Grid Has Plan to Keep Power Plants Afloat
Tenaska’s gas power plant tries to hire local Hiring for the Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station is complete, with 75 percent of employees coming from Westmoreland County or adjacent counties, the company said Wednesday. “One of our goals in staffing this plant was to hire qualified employees from the local community as much as possible,” Senior … Continue reading #Tenaska ‘s gas power plant tries to hire local
PJM Interconnection to see 630 MW of generation deactivated in April The PJM Interconnection has 630 MW scheduled for deactivation in April as part of the nearly 5,700 MW of generation to be retired across the footprint in 2018, according to grid operator data. Nearly 493 MW of natural gas-fired generation and 138 MW of … Continue reading PJM Interconnection to see 630 MW of generation deactivated in April
New power lines approved as aging Oxnard power plants ready for early exit The operator of the state’s electrical grid has approved new transmission lines in and around Ventura County that are expected to meet nearly all the electricity needs created by the demise of Oxnard’s aging power plants. A California Independent System Operator board … Continue reading New power lines approved as aging #Oxnard power plants ready for early exit
PJM greenlights FirstEnergy to deactivate coal plant units at Pleasants Power Station PJM Interconnection reviewed FirstEnergy’s request to deactivate the Pleasants Power station and found no grid impacts, clearing the way for closure by Jan 1. 2019. The plant began operating in 1979. A spokesperson for the company told West Virginia Public Broadcasting that unless … Continue reading PJM greenlights #FirstEnergy to deactivate coal plant units at #Pleasants_Power_Station
‘Good news’ and ‘roadblocks’ on Renovo Energy project RENOVO — Borough Council received a highly anticipated phone call from Tom Emero regarding the progress of the proposed gas power plant, Renovo Energy Center LLC, during Wednesday’s council meeting. Emero, director of Innovative Power Solutions, was on speaker phone and gave council an update on plant … Continue reading ‘Good news’ and ‘roadblocks’ on #Renovo_Energy project
NRG Energy’s GenOn sells Pennsylvania power plant for $520M NRG Energy’s (NRG +0.2%) bankrupt GenOn unit agrees to sell its Hunterstown power generation facility in Gettysburg, Pa., to P-E firm Platinum Equity for $520M. Hunterstown is a combined-cycle gas turbine generating power plant that provides 810 MW to the PJM electricity grid, with the ability … Continue reading #NRG_Energy ‘s #GenOn sells #Pennsylvania power plant for $520M
Puerto Rico to reduce power generation amid cash shortfall Nearly 400,000 people across the island have been in the dark for more than five months SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s electricity utility said Friday it will dial down the power generation starting this weekend as a federal control board urgently seeks a $300 … Continue reading #Puerto_Rico to reduce power generation amid cash shortfall
FirstEnergy will close or sell Pleasants by Jan. 1, 2019 FirstEnergy Corp. announced Friday it will power down or sell its coal-fired, 1,300-megawatt, Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia, on Jan. 1, 2019, Kallanish Energy reports. The plant de-activation by Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy’s Allegheny Energy Supply unit is subject to review by the PJM Interconnection, … Continue reading #FirstEnergy will close or sell #Pleasants by Jan. 1, 2019
January NYISO coal/oil generation shot up 202% on extreme cold Coal/oil generation in the New York Independent System Operator footprint shot up 202.4% year on year in January, as nuclear generation remained the lead fuel source with a 16.2% year-on-year increase, according to ISO data. Total coal/oil generation averaged 9,748 MWh/d in January, compared with … Continue reading January NYISO coal / oil generation shot up 202% on extreme cold
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