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Start Generator Relay Loadability Study Now for Timely NERC PRC-025-1 Compliance
Complying with reliability standards requires considerable resource planning. The tools and suggestions provided here may help engineers conform to new generator relay loadability requirements. But compliance isn’t the only reason to be an early adopter; doing so can also avoid unnecessary downtime and reduce maintenance costs.
If you are the owner or operator of a generation facility connected to the bulk electric system (BES), starting a new year may trigger some anxiety regarding regulatory requirements. In particular, the October 2019 deadline to demonstrate compliance with the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s Generator Relay Loadability Standard (NERC PRC-025-1) just got a little closer. But not to worry, there are resources that can streamline the work required and make your job a little easier.
PRC-025-1 is just one of the reliability standards created following the 2003 electric power blackout that affected 50 million people in the U.S. and Canada. As the most widespread blackout in North American history, it is estimated to have cost between $ 7 billion and $ 14 billion.…
Exelon, America’s Leading Nuclear Generator, Keeps the Faith on Nukes
The U.S. nuclear power business is in trouble, and Exelon has six units totaling more than 5,300 MW of dependable capacity on the chopping block. How will the Chicago electricity giant respond? Perhaps by acquiring more merchant nuclear capacity?
Chicago-based Exelon Corp., the largest nuclear power generator in the U.S., is facing what could be the greatest challenge in the company’s history. Exelon confronts the potential shutdown of six operating nuclear generating units at four stations, out of a fleet of 23 units at 14 stations across the country.
This comes after Exelon essentially abandoned coal, selling off its interests in coal-fired generation. In late 2014, the company unloaded its last minority shares in major coal generation, the Keystone (42%) and Conemaugh (32%) plants in central Pennsylvania, once a significant element in its power mix (see sidebar “Exelon’s Generating Fleet”). RTO Insider newsletter commented, “Exelon once had extensive coal-fired generation but has either sold or retired them over the years as it concentrated on new gas-fired generation and its massive nuclear fleet.”…