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FINDING THE ECONOMIC OPTIMUM IN POWER PLANT O&M
WHY THE LOWEST O&M BUDGET IS RARELY THE MOST PROFITABLE By: Robert Wolfe, Director of Asset Optimization, NAES Executive Summary. O&M budgets should be evaluated by the operating margin they enable, not by cost adherence alone. The optimal investment level...
Management of Change Needs More ‘Yellow Hat Thinking’
by Dave Righthouse – Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services The power-generation industry of today is continually evolving. Many of the changes – particularly on the regulatory and technical fronts – are sharpening the competitive edge,...
Threaded Pipe Joints for High-Pressure Applications: The Details Matter
by Greg Fynan – Senior Engineer, NAES Engineering Services A NAES-operated plant asked whether the use of a threaded pipe joint was permissible on a steam pressure transmitter line after the source root valve. The...
Capability Testing: Done Right, It Yields Tangible Benefits
by Gregg Massar – Performance Engineer, Engineering & Technical Services Generator capability testing for both real and reactive power is required by many Independent System Operators (ISOs), power pools, and other transmission entities. It’s performed...
Two Years Injury-Free, Quail Run Celebrates
On April 25, Quail Run Energy Center (Odessa, Texas) celebrated a major safety milestone: two years without a recordable injury. Operations Director Rob Simmerman and Safety Operations David Jackson were on hand from NAES Corporate...
PJM: More Than 3,600 MW Will Retire in 2018
Data from regional transmission organization (RTO) PJM Interconnection shows about 630 MW of power generation will be taken offline in the grid operator’s territory in April, with more than 3,600 MW scheduled to be retired...
Utility Managers Build Business Case for Digital Technologies
The rise of digital technologies for power plants has moved in fits and starts over the past several years, with some generators quickly embracing digitization of their assets while others are looking to justify potential...
U.S. says Russian hack did not compromise power grid, plants
WASHINGTON — A Russian government hacking operation aimed at the U.S. power grid did not compromise operations at any of the nation’s power plants, federal regulators and the industry said Friday. Corporate networks at some...
Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch…
Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says The Trump administration accused Russia on Thursday of engineering a series of cyberattacks that targeted American and European nuclear power plants and water...
OSHA VPP Star Certification! Carneys Point & Logan Celebrate
The Carneys Point and Logan Generating Plants (New Jersey) celebrated their VPP Star certification and re-certification (respectively) on March 9. The coveted VPP Star is OSHA’s recognition of employers and employees who have established and...
