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AEP Increases Natural Gas-fired Generation Capacity As Newly Constructed Dresden Plant Goes On Line
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has begun commercial operation of the Dresden natural gas-fired power plant, a nominal 580-megawatt combined-cycle generating unit. More...
Gas-fired power plants on the increase
Feb 01 - Tulsa World - The huge, belching smokestacks of electric power plants have long symbolized air pollution problems. More...
Alternative Energy Solutions International Wichita company can turn biomass waste into fuel
Jan 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dan Voorhis The Wichita Eagle, Kan. - Ever wonder how to take advantage of that enormous pile of wood chips? Not a question that many around here have, but in some places, such as Quebec or Idaho, it can make perfect sense. More...
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Power plant remains open
Jan 31 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Michelle Wolford The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. - FirstEnergy Corp. plant closings announced last week did not include the Albright Power Plant, the company's external affairs manager told Preston County Commissioners on Monday. More...
Tire-burning power plant project now rolling
Jan 30 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - S. Heather Duncan The Macon Telegraph, Ga. - After a six-year delay, a power plant project that would turn scrap tires into electricity is moving forward in Toomsboro, promising to provide 75 permanent jobs in a county with a 10 percent unemployment rate. More...
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Commissioners visit New Mexico for natural gas conference The Daily Review

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The Utility MACT: It's Now a Fact

Blogger Photo By Peter Spinney - As stated in my recent CSAPR post, the New Year has been a tumultuous period for power generators, with respect more...

FIGURES DON'T LIE, BUT....

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Shale Gas -- Friend or Foe

By Richard Goodwin
Since I reside in Palm Beach County, FL, I pay attention to my local electricity rates, provided by Florida Power & Light [FPL] -- a regulated utility. Recently, FPL lowered its rates by about 2% more...
Filed Under Fossil & Biomass

Trillion Dollar Opportunities

By Jim Hartung
During the last decade, technologies have been developed and demonstrated at scale to economically produce natural gas from shale rock formations. As a result, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the US has about more...
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Natural Gas...A Game Changer?

By Sam Mutasem
There is certainly an abundance of advocates for renewable energy; Wind, Solar, and Nuclear, which I support as an important part of the power supply portfolio. At the same time we have a shortage of more...
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Prevention and Control Module for Spontaneous Combustion of Coal at Coal Yards

By S. Deepak Kumar
Spontaneous combustion of coal is a common concern within the coal stockyard of thermal power plants due to the direct effect that energy losses have on financial performance. As coal is the primary fuel for more...
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The Oil Price Closely Observed

By Ferdinand E. Banks
When recently asked why the (West Texas Intermediate) oil price at the end of June (2011) had declined from 112 dollars per barrel (=$112/b) to almost 90$/b in a fairly short time, I informed some more...
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