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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...
Satellites That Can Pinpoint Methane and Carbon Dioxide Leaks
The world’s first space-based system to help identify specific sources of greenhouse gas emissions is now circling the Earth. The main unit in the network, an orbiter called the Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (Tropomi), is a...
Transparency in NERC Compliance Programs? Yes, it can be done!
By Richard Schlottman, NERC Reliability Specialist All too often the effort required to maintain an effective NERC compliance program at the plant level may be time consuming and burdensome once combined with numerous other high...
NERC Standards: What’s Happening in Canada, Mexico & Beyond?
By Shaun Rohret, NERC Reliability Specialist As grid reliability becomes more of a focus internationally, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is leading the way. Here is the latest on what is happening: CanadaIn...
Changes Coming in the West!
By Alan Bull, General Manager, Compliance Services With the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) announcement on January 2, 2018 that it plans to withdraw from Peak Reliability (Peak), effective September 2019, in order to become...
Maximo 7.6: Why You Should Upgrade or Switch to It
CMMS Demystified Maximo 7.6: Why You Should Upgrade or Switch to It by Megan Matthews – Project Engineer, CMMS Services, NAES Corporation Many of you are currently using Maximo 7.1, Maximo 7.5, MP2 or another...
Outage Planning: Are You Sure You’re Ready to Execute?
Outage Planning: Are You Sure You’re Ready to Execute? by Brian Beatty – Director, Engineering Services, NAES Corporation Spring is rapidly approaching, and so is your plant outage. This is your one opportunity in the...
Outage Planning: Did You Consider Your Air Permit?
Outage Planning: Did You Consider Your Air Permit? by Mary Turner – Environmental Specialist, NAES Environmental Services Your next planned outage is on the horizon, and your outage team has all the right management tools...
Let 2018 Be the Tipping Point for Your Facility’s RCA Program
Let 2018 Be the Tipping Point for Your Facility’s RCA Program by Dave Righthouse – Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services As we progress through life, we inevitably encounter tipping points – those pivotal moments when...
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