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Thermal Storage and Heat Pumps Will be the Low Cost Peak Shaving Solution for Utilities and Users

August 3, 2022

We are now in a time of decreased Security of Supply (call it SOS) and utilities are continuously challenged in keeping the guarantee of delivering power on the same level. A famous Dutch newspaper NRC told that cooling equipment will come into the economic range of many people in Developing Countries and increase the peaks on the grid. In many of these countries but also in the richer..
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Digital Digest: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers in the Energy Central Intelligent Utility Network – August 3, 2022

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Welcome to the Intelligent Utility Network roundup, Digital Digest. As always, your fellow network members are paying close attention to digital utility and mobile workforce trends and sharing their insights. This month’s selection includes information about the need for many entities to work together to develop EV charging infrastructure, new developments in digital twin technology, and..
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Manager, Distribution – Portland, OR #108753 (Portland, OR, US, 97218)

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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

Manages the day-to-day operations of an electric utility in a geographic territory, region, location or functional unit that has a significant impact on corporate, business unit or organizational objectives. These operations pertain to the high voltage substation department. Manages three different union crafts: Apparatus, Meter/Relay protection technicians and Communication technicians. Establishes and implements business objectives, strategies, and plans. Implements and supports company programs and policies. Develops innovative leadership techniques that will improve the safety of each team member and the quality of work each team member performs in an effort to improve efficiencies.

Responsibilities

•   Promote safety in the workplace through demonstrated leadership.
•   Ensure that a zero accident workplace message is delivered in a convincing manner on a regular basis.
•   Implement strategic business objectives, strategies and plans in support of the company’s strategic goals.

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Rosatom Picks New EPC Lead for Turkey’s First Nuclear Power Plant

August 1, 2022

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A new contractor has been named to finish construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. Russia’s state-owned energy giant Rosatom on July 30 said it had chosen TSM Enerji, a company owned by three Russian groups and incorporated in Turkey, as the project’s new engineering, procurement, and construction lead.

The Turkish government has said it wants to begin operating the first of four reactors at the 4,800-MW Akkuyu facility next year. “All works under current subcontracts will be transferred to TSM … similar new contracts will be signed between TSM and subcontractors,” Akkuyu Nuclear said in a statement on Saturday. The group did not say specifically why the previous EPC deal with IC Ictas, a Turkish company, had been ended.

IC Ictas on August 1 said it planned legal action against Rosatom’s move. Bloomberg News reported that IC Ictas said annulment of its contract was unlawful, and could result in a delay in the project. IC Ictas in a statement Monday said TSM Enerji, the new contractor, is a limited liability company that may not be able to complete the project.…

Southern CEO Fanning Set to Step Down

July 30, 2022

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Longtime Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning plans to announce his retirement, perhaps by the end of this year, stepping down after leading the company since 2010.

A Bloomberg report on July 29, citing “people familiar with the matter,” said the U.S. utility giant already has launched a search to find Fanning’s replacement. Bloomberg reported that a Southern Co. spokesperson said a decision has not been made with regard to the timing of Fanning’s exit.

Tom Fanning, CEO of Southern Co. since 2010, is preparing to announce his retirement. Source: Southern Co.

Fanning turned 65 in March of this year. Southern has a mandatory retirement age of 65 for its executives, though Bloomberg reported that the company has extended that age limit for Fanning as he oversees the continued construction of a two-unit expansion of the Vogtle nuclear power plant.

Fanning in a call with investors on July 28 said both of the new units at Vogtle should enter commercial operation in 2023, after years of delays and cost overruns for what energy analysts now say is $ 30 billion-plus project, more than double the expansion’s original cost estimates.…

Resource Valuation/Planning Specialist – Portland, Oregon – #108053 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

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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 operates and maintains optimization models used for long-term resource planning, asset valuation, production cost analytics, and resource acquisition.

Responsibilities

Maintain and operate optimization models used to develop the integrated resource plan (IRP), asset valuation studies, production cost analytics, and resource acquisition including the following activities:
- Ensure model assumptions are current and accurate (examples include loads, unit characteristics, fuel costs, environmental policy, transmission, resource retirements, and resource additions)
- Document inputs and outputs.
- Troubleshoot model errors.
- Review forecast/model results to ensure they are reasonable and consistent with input assumptions.
Update model data and model configuration when new versions of the software are released.
Compile and interpret large and complex data sets to formulate model inputs.
Complete ad-hoc analysis in support of resource investment, resource acquisition, and structured commercial transaction opportunities.
Complete writing assignments that describe model methods, assumptions, and results.

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