NERC Initiates Standards Development for Geomagnetic Disturbances
By: Steve Persutti, VP of Operations Development, Power Delivery Engineering Last month, NERC authorized the development of standards to address the reliability risks posed by geomagnetic disturbances...
View ArticleManaging Coal Combustion Residuals and Wastewater in a Changing Regulatory...
By: Mark Johnson, Senior Client Services Manager Coal-fired power plants face a challenging future when it comes to the management of coal combustion residuals (CCR) and wastewater. Successful...
View ArticlePower Plant Decommissioning: RE POWER™ Lessons Learned
By: Ed Malley, Vice President and RE POWER™ Program Manager Electric generating and transmission utilities continue to face changing economic, environmental and regulatory challenges. Factors include...
View ArticleNERC Standard Extends Maintenance Program Obligations to Generators
By: Bryan Griffin, Manager, Generation Engineering Services The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an order approving NERC Standard PRC-005-2 which extends the obligations for...
View ArticleConnecticut Celebrates Success of Microgrid Program
By: William Moran, Senior Electrical Engineer Photo, from L to R: Kelly Porter, DEEP; Peggy Diaz, DEEP; Bill Moran, TRC; David Ferrante, Connecticut Light & Power; Joe Debs, Connecticut Light and...
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Plaza Drive Interchange Honored for Engineering Innovation
By: Mark Imbriani P.E., Vice President/Project Manager Photo from L-R (Plaza Drive Project Team): TRC Project Designer Glenn Armstrong; TRC Structures Lead Todd Lambert; TRC Project Manager Mark...
View ArticleInnovation Supports Remediation Success at Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites
By: John Rice, P.H., P.E., Senior Remediation Project Scientist This April, site owners, regulators, consultants and contractors came together at the Fifth International Symposium & Exhibition on...
View ArticleWhy Planning Studies Matter to Utilities
By: Jim Whitaker, PE, Supervisor for Power Systems Studies Utilities across the U.S. are broadening their renewable energy portfolio as a result of state-mandated Renewable Portfolio Standards and...
View ArticleImprove Engineering Project Performance with a New Measurement Approach
By: Benjamin Church, Vice President of Performance Excellence Maximizing the return on investment for engineering projects is driven by an organization’s ability to control project resources. Staffing...
View ArticleNew Coal Ash Rule Impacts Closure Requirements and Processes for Utilities...
By Mark Johnson, PG, Senior Client Service Manager Recently, I blogged about the rapidly approaching compliance deadlines associated with the EPA’s final rule for the management of coal combustion...
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