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Emergence of Reciprocating Gas Engines
Recent developments in the power generation industry have seen gas reciprocating engines being installed in increasing numbers on new projects as opposed to gas turbines. Improvements in technology have resulted in reciprocating engines that can rival the capacity of gas turbines and the ability to be brought to full capacity in as little as five […]
New York Regulators Approve Clean Energy Standard, Saving Nuclear Power Plants, to Achieve 50% Renewables by 2030
In a 4-0 vote, the New York Public Service Commission (“PSC”) approved the Clean Energy Standard to help keep nuclear power online. This decision will provide $965 million in additional revenue for the next 12 years to three nuclear power plants in upstate New York. The three plants eligible for the program are: Exelon Corp’s […]
Wind Power Continues its Expansion
Wind Power Expansion In another step forward for wind energy, on March 25, 2016 the Department of Energy (“DOE”) approved Clean Line Energy’s Plains & Eastern Line transmission project, which connects wind power generation facilities in Western Oklahoma to the customers of the Southeastern United States. Construction is estimated to begin in 2017, and […]
U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Shuts Down the Clean Power Plan
On Tuesday February 9, 2016 the Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote, ordered a stay of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan, if implemented, could transform the US electricity system forcing many coal fired plants to retire and would increase production of “clean power” (primarily wind and solar). All fossil fuel power plants would be […]
The Cost-to-Capacity Method and Scale Factors
Introduction The cost-to-capacity method can be a very useful tool when developing elements of the cost approach in many valuations. It is a order-of-magnitude cost estimation tool that uses historical costs and capacity in order to develop current cost estimates for an entire facility or a particular piece of machinery or equipment [1]. The fundamental […]
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