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Operating Performance Rankings, 2010? Top 20 Power Plants ...
... Many experts, however, expect coal-fired generation will decline during the next few years as some plants struggle to meet increasing environmental regulations ...

Is a Perfect Storm Brewing for the Power Sector in 2012? ...
... The combination of excess supply, tepid demand, low gas prices and higher coal costs has compressed spark spreads and dark spreads to unsustainable levels. ...

Defining, Encouraging Winners is Good National Energy Policy ...
... a wind turbine, 8 cents for conventional coal and 10 ... federal subsidies provided to fossil fuels including carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewable ...

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A Simple Solution for a Complex Issue: NERC Reliability Standards and 3M ACCR
Feb 2, 2012
The reliability environment for transmission providers has changed. NERC is now implementing legally enforceable reliability standards, and compliance has become ...
Sponsored by:  3M
Managing Grid Integrity and Affordability in a Changing World
Feb 2, 2012
Delivering the power that drives our economy and ensures our safety and well-being is the function of the transmission grid.  However, the industry faces a ...
Sponsored by:  3M
UTILITIES: DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND AS CUSTOMER MANAGEMENT LEAPS AHEAD!
Nov 23, 2011
American Electric Power (AEP) ranks among the nation’s largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.  ...
An Introduction to Advanced Distribution Management Services
Nov 2, 2011
Distribution grids need data and systems to drive safe and reliable operations.  As SCADA, distribution automation, and outage management systems prove, dramatic ...
Sponsored by:  Oracle Corporation
Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing 2.3.1 Demonstrates Extreme Performance on Oracle Exadata
Nov 2, 2011
As Utilities plan new service options and programs that respond to emerging customer and community needs, questions naturally arise about the ability of existing ...
Sponsored by:  Oracle Corporation
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