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

February 20, 2022
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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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Duke Energy Eyeing Coal Phaseout by 2035

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Duke Energy, the nation’s largest power producer, will dramatically slash coal generation’s share from the current 22% of total generation to 5% by 2030 and achieve a full phaseout of unabated coal by 2035. The company instead expects to deploy more than $ 130 billion over the next decade—$ 63 billion of which it will spend over the next five years—to fund investments in grid modernization and efforts to replace its coal fleet with renewables, natural gas, and emerging technologies.

The ambitious goals, unveiled as part of an expansion of Duke Energy’s “clean energy action plan” on Feb. 9, will keep the company on track to achieve 2020-announced commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by at least 50% by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, it said. Under the plan, the company will expand its 2050 net-zero goals to include Scope 2 and specific Scope 3 emissions.

“In its electric business, the company’s net-zero goal will include greenhouse gas emissions from the power it purchases for resale, from the procurement of fossil fuels used for generation and from the electricity purchased for its own use,” the company explained.…

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Large-Scale Green Hydrogen Infrastructure System Unveiled for California

February 18, 2022
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SoCalGas, North America’s largest gas distribution utility, has unveiled the Angeles Link, a proposed green hydrogen energy infrastructure system for Southern California that it says could be the largest of its kind in the nation.

The Angeles Link proposes to utilize between 25 GW and 35 GW of curtailed or new solar, wind, or battery output to power 10 GW to 20 GW of “advanced” electrolyzers and produce carbon-free hydrogen. The hydrogen would then be delivered—via a new hydrogen pipeline system spanning 200 miles to 750 miles—from outside the Los Angeles Basin to industrial consumers in California.

“The green hydrogen pipeline system, as envisioned, would deliver clean energy in an amount equal to almost 25% of the natural gas SoCalGas delivers today,” the Los Angeles–based utility said on Feb. 17.

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The Angeles Link would primarily serve hard-to-electrify industries, such as dispatchable power generation, high-heat industries, and heavy-duty trucks. Notably, SoCalGas said the infrastructure project could allow four natural gas power plants to “reliably” transition to hydrogen, though it did not immediately specify which gas power plants the Angeles Link could supply. …

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Senior Hydro Project Coordinator – Portland, Oregon – #106421 (Portland, OR, US, 97232)

February 16, 2022
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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

As part of the renewable resources staff, facilitates effective completion of compliance activities prescribed by hydroelectric operating licenses.  Provides administrative support to the license program managers and team members including scientists, compliance analysts, engineers and subject matter experts. Performs coordination and support functions for new renewable resource project development initiatives.  Monitors tasks and coordinates timelines and expenditures.  Compiles, organizes, and summarizes data from internal staff and external stakeholders; coordinates distribution of hydroelectric project information.  Ensures activities are performed per contracts, corporate guidance, and regulatory agency requirements

Responsibilities

  • Provide primary administrative support to hydroelectric license compliance teams and to project development teams exploring new renewable generation resources.
  • Coordinate inputs from license compliance team members for the preparation of plans, reports, letters, spreadsheets and presentations.
  • Coordinate the completion of multiple project tasks by effectively monitoring, analyzing, and reporting project costs, schedules, and activities.
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Siemens’ Renewable Arm Cutting 200 U.S. Jobs

February 14, 2022
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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) plans to lay off 200 workers at two U.S. wind power equipment manufacturing facilities. The company on Feb. 9 said the job cuts are due to a reduction in orders for commercial wind turbines.

An SGRE spokesperson said more jobs cuts at the plants—one in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the other in Fort Madison, Iowa—could be forthcoming. 

SGRE has acknowledged “challenges” in its onshore wind power business, and on Feb. 2 announced that Jochen Eickholt, a member of the executive board at Siemens Energy, will be the new CEO for SGRE, replacing Andreas Nauen as of March 1. Nauen had taken over as CEO in June 2020.

Shannon Sturgil, CEO of Siemens Gamesa Onshore North America, in a statement about this week’s job cuts, said: “Two primary factors contributed to this decision. While the final ruling of the ITC on the recent patent challenge case brought by a competitor [GE] was ultimately in our favor, we were temporarily prevented from pursuing new orders during the determination period.…

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