07/31/2015 | Thomas Overton Exelon’s Quad Cities nuclear plant in Illinois will not be economically viable despite changes in the PJM capacity market, and the company has to make a decision on closing it before the Illinois legislature can act on possible measures to save it, CEO Chris Crane said in Exelon’s second-quarter earnings call … Continue reading Quad Cities Nuclear Plant May Be Retired
Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:59pm EDT Two power plants at risk of being shut in the absence of regulatory changes may remain open as the PJM grid, which stretches from New Jersey to Illinois, changes the way it runs capacity power auctions. Under the new so-called capacity performance requirement generators can receive higher fees to … Continue reading Recent developments for Exelon Illinois nuclear plants
Jeffrey Tomich, E&E reporter EnergyWire: Thursday, July 30, 2015 Next month’s PJM Interconnection capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year will go a long way to deciding the fate of two challenged Exelon nuclear reactors in Illinois, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. Exelon’s Chris Crane made the remarks during the company’s earnings conference call … Continue reading UTILITIES: PJM auction may dictate fate of two Exelon nuclear plants
By JOHN SICILIANO • 7/26/15 12:01 AM A new threat could be looming for consumers’ wallets, as the electric grid transitions from coal to natural gas, making nuclear power less economical, according to a new report on the economic benefits of nuclear energy. “Absent nuclear, consumers would pay more for electricity, the economy would suffer … Continue reading Electricity from natural gas could come at a cost: Study
DTE Energy Awards Fermi 2 Service Contract To GE Power & Water Michigan-based DTE Energy has awarded outage services work to GE Power & Water through GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and GE Power Generation Services (PGS) for the utility’s Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant, the company said Thursday. GEH will provide a host of … Continue reading #DTE_Energy Awards #Fermi 2 Service Contract To #GE Power & Water
Peach Bottom nuclear power plant could run out of spent fuel storage space in 2019 Most people will never get a chance to stare down at nuclear fuel rods submerged in the eerie blue water of a spent fuel pool. For Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station employees, however, working near tens of thousands of used … Continue reading #Peach_Bottom nuclear power plant could run out of #spent_fuel_storage space in 2019
Panel hears conflicting safety assessments for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant LOS ANGELES (AP) — Environmentalists argued Thursday that government regulators have allowed California’s last operating nuclear power plant to sidestep federal rules and conceal the risk of earthquakes that could threaten its twin reactors. Officials for owner Pacific Gas and Electric Co., meanwhile, said … Continue reading Panel hears conflicting safety assessments for #Diablo_Canyon nuclear power plant
Utilities buy nuclear capacity from New Hampshire as Vermont dismantles nuke plant Utility companies in Vermont are buying nuclear capacity from New Hampshire while Vermont dismantles its former electricity-generating nuclear powerhouse. “We got a 20-year contract with NextEra, which is not very typical,” David Hallquist, CEO of Vermont Electric Cooperative, said of his company’s move … Continue reading Utilities buy nuclear capacity from New Hampshire as Vermont dismantles nuke plant
Tech Titans Like Bill Gates Are Gambling on Nuclear Power — But It Looks to Be a Losing Bet Nearly 50 American and Canadian tech companies, including heavy hitters like Bill Gates, have invested over a billion dollars in next-generation nuclear technologies in the last 10 years, according to the think tank Third Way. Despite … Continue reading Tech Titans Like #Bill_Gates Are Gambling on Nuclear Power — But It Looks to Be a Losing Bet
Energy rules have Virginia weighing new nuclear reactor at North Anna MINERAL — A new set of federal standards is poised to change the way electricity is made across the country, moving the nation further away from coal and toward cleaner energy sources. But in Virginia, the rules known as the Clean Power Plan already … Continue reading Energy rules have Virginia weighing new nuclear reactor at #North_Anna
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