by Pamela Berner – Director, NAES Environmental Services One of the primary functions of our NAES Environmental Services (ES) group is to provide regulatory guidance and training for the plant personnel responsible for environmental compliance. In mid-March, ES...
by Megan Matthews – Project Engineer, NAES CMMS Services Most power plants get the original version of Maximo and use it ‘as is’ out of the box. This allows them to use all of the platform’s normal features, such as Create PRs, POs, WOs, PMs and Track Inventory. It’s...
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, making financial margins...
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 original threaded joint had failed and needed repair....
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 for a...
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 to present a plaque commemorating...
