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“Keeping the lights on” often requires keeping critters out of our substations and grid networks. That’s because animals are behind thousands of outages every year. Did you know that squirrels are the animal most often associated with power outages? Why? Because they use electrical power lines for travel and a place to rest. I’m sure […]
Read MoreNestled in Madison County North Carolina is the little town of Hot Springs, North Carolina. Duke Energy recently tested a microgrid they built there. The property, which stretches more than 15 acres, was leased from the adjoining manufacturing company, Peerless Blowers. Since Hot Springs is a town of just over 500, it had limited rerouting […]
Read MoreDuke Energy now has more than 10,000 MW of solar and wind energy. You might think it’s in the Carolinas, where Duke is home-based out of Charlotte, NC, but it’s not. Duke just declared Idaho’s largest solar plant commercially operable. The 120 MW Jackpot Solar Plant will provide energy to Idaho Power Company through a […]
Read MoreSurely, by now you have heard about Oklo Incorporated, founded in 2014, the company that has the Aurora 1.5 MW micro-reactor design. They may have a solution for disposal of the used nuclear fuel assemblies in storage across 30 of our states (~80,000 metric tons). They have submitted an LPP (Licensing Project Plan) to the […]
Read MoreThe plans to keep Diablo Canyon providing 9% of California’s electricity may be crumbling. Under the existing rules, the operating licenses for the sister reactors will expire in 2024 and 2025. Once their license has expired, they will be shut down and ultimately shuttered. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) had asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission […]
Read MoreMiddle River Power, LLC (MRP), established in 2016, operates, manages, and develops more than 3.000 MW of natural gas, coal, geothermal and solar power generation facilities in California, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Recently, they announced plans to add 420 MW-hour of Battery Energy Storge in California. North-Carolina based FlexGen Power Systems will provide the […]
Read MoreNuScale filed an application for certification of their SMR (small modular reactor) design in December of 2016. The NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) accepted it for review in March 2017. In August 2020, the NRC issued a final safety evaluation report (FSER), putting the design on track to receive full design certification. Last week, the NRC certified […]
Read MoreRenowned nuclear engineer, Dr. Michael Goff has served three terms at the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) and is a longtime member of the American Nuclear Society. He has been named as the principal assistant secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy and will be assisting the DOE assistant secretary for nuclear energy, Kathryn […]
Read MoreMany power generators believe hydrogen is poised to play a major role in addressing climate change. They see the advantages of hydrogen to include fuel flexibility through the ability to blend hydrogen with natural gas, fuel security through integration with hydrogen storage, and the flexibility to follow loads from variable generation. Many of the major […]
Read MoreYou may recall the September 14, 2018, Category 4 Hurricane Florence that wreak havoc across North and South Carolina resulting in 42 fatalities and over $18 billion dollars of damage. Duke Energy’s Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant was right in the middle of it all and Florence destroyed their Visitor’s Center. Today, construction workers are putting […]
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