Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant Eraring in Lake Macquarie to stay open for two extra years 22 May 2024 The Eraring Power Station in Lake Macquarie will remain open for an additional two years beyond its original 2025 closure date in a deal between Origin and the NSW state government. Under the agreement, the state…
Innovative piping rehabilitation solution to be used at US plant 24 May 2024 Framatome has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to carry out its first major mitigation of buried condenser feed pipes using its innovative spray-in-place structural pipe liner solution at a three-unit operating nuclear plant in the USA. The company says it will mitigate…
Idaho regulators reject utility’s bid to limit liability for wildfire damages May 23, 2024 The Idaho Public Utilities Commission turned down a request last week from an electric company that wanted to limit its responsibility for future wildfire damages. Portland-based PacifiCorp, which serves about 90,000 Idaho customers through Rocky Mountain Power, asked the commission last…
Entergy lights up $1.2 billion pension buyout with MetLife May 28, 2024 Entergy Corp., New Orleans, entered into an agreement to purchase a group annuity contract from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. to transfer nearly $1.2 billion in U.S. pension liabilities. The utility company signed the agreement May 23 to transfer the liabilities representing 3,447 retirees…
A record hurricane season may pose risks to Gulf oil production, refining and LNG exports Energize Weekly, May 29, 2024 The prospect of a record-breaking hurricane season in 2024 poses risks for U.S. oil and gas production, refining and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, according to the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA). The National Oceanic…
EchoStar wins $2.7 billion Navy contract May 20, 2024 EchoStar has been awarded a $2.7 billion contract to provide 5G smart devices and services for the DoD and federal agencies. In an announcement, the company said it had been awarded a contract for the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract as part of the US…
EPA to ramp up cybersecurity inspections for water utilities 21/05/2024 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a stark warning to the nation’s water utilities, highlighting significant gaps in cybersecurity compliance amid a growing wave of cyber threats. Announced on Monday, the EPA’s new enforcement alert reveals that over 70% of inspected water systems fail…
Top U.S. natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy cuts jobs May 20, 2024 Chesapeake Energy (CHK.O), opens new tab, a top U.S. natural gas producer, began laying off employees this week after completing the divestiture of its oil assets last year, the company said on Monday. This week’s layoffs follow its divestment of its Eagle Ford…
Future of TMI Unit 1 questioned after nuclear power plant restarted in Michigan May 16th 2024 A nuclear power plant is about to restart in Michigan, and it has many questioning the future of Three Mile Island Unit 1. The plant is owned by Constellation Energy. At the company’s earnings call for the first quarter…
America’s largest coal source may be losing federal business. But not without a fight May 20, 2024 The Biden administration announced plans to end new coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, which produces nearly half of the country’s coal—much to the chagrin of top Wyoming lawmakers. The Bureau of Land Management’s environmental impact statement,…
Biggest electric utility in Wyoming sues regulators over partial denial of rate hike May 21, 2024 Pacificorp, which owns the largest electric utility serving Wyoming, has sued state regulators. The parent company Rocky Mountain Power is asking the U.S. District Court to overturn the Wyoming Public Service Commissioners’ decision in January to only approve a…
Iberdrola to buy rest of US power firm Avangrid in $2.6 billion deal May 17, 2024 Spanish utility Iberdrola (IBE.MC), opens new tab has agreed to acquire the remaining 18.4% stake in Avangrid (AGR.N), opens new tab that it does not already own, the U.S. subsidiary said on Friday, in an all-cash deal worth about…
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