Exelon : CALVERT CLIFFS UNIT 2 OFFLINE FOR SCHEDULED REFUELING LUSBY, MD – Operators removed Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 from service early this morning for a planned refueling outage. While the unit is offline, technicians will replace nearly one-third of the reactor’s fuel and perform thousands of tests and preventive maintenance activities to keep the … Continue reading Exelon : CALVERT CLIFFS UNIT 2 OFFLINE FOR SCHEDULED REFUELING→
Lombard streetlights get smart with ComEd LOMBARD – The village of Lombard has been selected by ComEd for a pilot program that will install about 400 smart LED streetlights across the village. The streetlights are currently being replaced, and the new LED streetlights will be installed at no cost to Lombard or Bensenville, another town … Continue reading Lombard streetlights get smart with ComEd→
‘Distortions’ in energy markets hurting FirstEnergy’s nuclear fleet, executive says WASHINGTON — In Donald Moul’s view, the competitive energy market in Pennsylvania isn’t broken. But the rules that govern it are distorting FirstEnergy’s ability to compete. Mr. Moul, vice president of commodity operations for FirstEnergy Solutions, said as much on Tuesday to a room full … Continue reading ‘Distortions’ in energy markets hurting FirstEnergy’s nuclear fleet, executive says→
Grid operators push for more time on EPA plan Achieving the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan requires more time, more regional cooperation and a “carbon price” — a de facto economic penalty for power plant carbon emissions — state utility commissioners were told yesterday. Four senior power grid executives offered assessments of key engineering and … Continue reading Grid operators push for more time on EPA plan→
Much needed nuclear market reforms taking shape Market flaws are putting even the most highly performing nuclear facilities at risk. That is part of the message delivered by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and backed by a new report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and PJM Interconnection, the operator of the grid stretching … Continue reading Much needed nuclear market reforms taking shape→
Illinois nuclear energy industry in jeopardy America is experiencing an energy renaissance, with benefits going far beyond the price of a tank of gas. The dollar is strong, the unemployment rate is down, exports are up, and American manufacturing is surging. While much of the attention has gone to the advent of enhanced oil and … Continue reading Illinois nuclear energy industry in jeopardy→