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Region System Operations Supervisor – Portland, Oregon – #106677 (Portland, Oregon, OR, US, 97216)

June 11, 2023

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

This position is responsible for functional oversight of the day to day (24/7) electric utility transmission and distribution control center operations with covering a large geographic territory, which has a major impact on corporate and business unit objectives. Implements and supports Company programs and policies. May be a working supervisor.

Responsibilities

Plan and manage the work and scheduling of the functional group.
Lead the functional team; direct day-to-day activities, and provide guidance and direction.
Manage the Salt Lake City or Portland region system operations center. Responsible for implementing strategic business objectives, strategies and plans in support of company strategic goals.
Supervise work activities related to system operation, outage requests, customer outages, and the management notification processes.
Oversee activities related to the planning, operations, switching and protection of the distribution and transmission systems.

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Transatlantic research cooperation between Enel Foundation and the U.S. Italy Fulbright Commission takes flight

June 9, 2023

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The long lasting collaboration between Enel Foundation and the Fulbright Commission has taken flight, with two different research cooperation programs becoming operational in these days. In the institutional setting of the FULLBRIGHT ANNUAL MEETING hosted by the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI), Enel Foundation and Fulbright Commission..
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Hydro Power/Controls/Protection Engineer (I, II, Sr, Sr II) Portland, OR #109894 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

June 7, 2023

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Join the most exciting engineering group at PacifiCorp! As a Renewables electrical engineering, you’ll focus on hydroelectric power production, with an intermittent sprinkling of solar and wind. This work will take you into scenic areas of six western states. PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

General Purpose

Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems. Maintain, upgrade, and new development for Renewables generation.

The work is fast paced, varied, challenging, and rewarding. Areas of work may include arc flash analysis, automation, battery testing, breakers, bushings, control systems, dissolved gas analysis, excitation, generators (rewinding, modeling, testing, cleaning, painting), governors, load centers, motors (control, protection, replacement, sizing), NERC PRC & MOD, project management (appropriations requests, forecasting, accruing, requisitioning, contract scope authoring, contract management, installation coordination, field commissioning), protective relays (protection, control, coordination, bus generators, transformers, feeders), power factor testing, programmable logic controllers, SCADA, switchgear, transformers(testing, requisitioning, removing/installing, monitoring), variable frequency drives.

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Compelling Cover Letter For Research Internship: Example & Tips

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Are you in the middle of your graduate or postgraduate studies? If so, it’s probably time to look into research internships. As you know, competition can be fierce for the best opportunities. You’ll increase your odds of being selected if you reach out early with a compelling cover letter.

Let us help you with that. We’ve got an excellent sample cover letter example for a research internship. Check it out first. Then, go over our cover letter writing tips.

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Dear Dr. Charles,

My name is LeeAnne Jackson. I am a second-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Wildlife Biology at the University of Delaware, pursuing a Masters of Science in Wildlife Biology, and looking for an internship opportunity with Marine Labs.

I have spent significant time discussing my options with my advisor, Dr. Eileen Stevens. She’s spoken highly of your organization, especially the current wild bird conservation program, you’re running in Florida.

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Coal generation in the US continues its rapid decline

June 4, 2023

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Coal generation in the US was down about 29% in Q1 2023 according to EIAs Electric Power Monthly. A more interesting story to me is what happens on the state level. In particular, I like the stories in: Georgia – where coal generation was down 48% Y-Y even before new Vogtle unit was added to the grid. Oklahoma – where coal generation was down 74% and the capacity factor for remainin..
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Poland’s Power Progress Gains with Plans for Nuclear Energy

May 30, 2023

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Poland’s Power Progress with Nuclear Energy Westinghouse And Bechtel To Form Consortium To Design And Build Country’s First Nuclear Station Poland / State Control Over Strategically Important Nuclear Project Essential Advanced Reactors / NRC’s ACRS Recommends Approval Of Kairos Power Construction Permit Poland / Regulator Confirms BWRX-300 Nuclear Plant..
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