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Xcel Energy plans $1.8 billion in nuclear power plant upgrades

Xcel will spend $600 million on the 613 MW Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant to improve the plant's safety measures and boost power output

Perry nuclear unit powered down due to coolant leak

The single-unit 1,268 MW Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio was shutdown due to a small reactor coolant leak, according to an event report from the ...

Pennsylvania nuclear power plant rebuilds turbine, returns to service

The nuclear power plant's service-related outage was the first segment of a long-term plan to address turbine blade issues

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Understanding the Limitations of a Traditional Power Factor Measurement and its Analysis

A line-frequency power factor measurement is the electric power industry’s most widely embraced electrical field diagnostic test with which to asse...

A Revolution in Current Transformer Testing

Different test devices and methods are used in the market to verify the performance of current transformers during development, production, instal...

Orange and Rockland Utilities: “Smart Grid Testing of Reclosers and Sectionalizers in a Distribution Automation & Restoration (DAR) System” (OMICRON Magazine reprint)

Testing of reclosers and sectionalizers in distribution networks has become demanding for both the testing personnel and the test equipment used. S...

Profile for the Use of Precision Time Protocol in Power Systems

 Electric utilities globally have initiatives to modernize their grids.  Each utility will create their own path to the “smart grid” bas...

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Achieving IT/OT Convergence using Advanced Communication Networks

In this webinar, representatives of Avista, an investor-owned utility headquartered in Spokane, Washington, will describe their approach to achieving IT/OT convergence in grid modernization project...

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