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Entergy opens $3.5 million substation training facility
Entergy Corporation recently opened the new Arthur “Dub” Barfield Training Substation, a facility in Clinton, Mississippi where Entergy employees can learn about and practice maintaining and operating a substation. The facility is fully operational, containing both legacy and new equipment. ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_599706950-300x200.jpg)
Nuclear officials convene to exchange peer review safety work
More than 900 representatives from nuclear facilities around the world will meet at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria this week and next to peer review one another’s work in improving nuclear safety. The meeting, which will take place until April 7... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_605468366-300x200.jpg)
Pennsylvania forms nation’s first nuclear energy caucus
Pennsylvania recently became the first state to host a nuclear energy caucus, a bicameral and bipartisan group of lawmakers that will focus on nuclear energy issues. Nuclear plants generate 37 percent of Pennsylvania’s electricity. The state has five operating nuclear plants and generates the ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_606112466-300x200.jpg)
Illinois commission launches utility of the future study
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently initiated NextGrid, a study of technological advancements and utility and regulatory models that may transform the energy landscape in the near future. NextGrid, an 18-month long consumer-focused study, will be led by outside facilitator. It will s... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_599079659-300x200.jpg)
Battelle announces axial crack detection software for oil, gas pipelines
Battelle, a Columbus, Ohio-based independent research and development organization, recently released PipeAssess PI Axial Crack Software, a program for detecting axial cracks in oil and gas pipelines. The system utilizes various simulation elements, such as user-define hydrostatic tests, operati... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_554927659-300x200.jpg)
Energy industry coalition urges Congress to streamline infrastructure projects
A coalition consisting of groups representing U.S. energy, manufacturing, construction and environmental workers sent a letter to Congressional leaders this week, asking them to include transmission projects in infrastructure legislation and streamline electrical infrastructure expansion. The Am... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/shutterstock_560034682-300x225.jpg)
New Hampshire renewable energy advocates propose solar settlement design
The solar industry and utilities both filed proposals this week with the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for a settlement on future distributed solar rate design and compensation. Both filings propose compensation rates for rooftop solar owners, time-of-use rate pilot programs an... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Wyoming--300x169.jpg)
Black Hills Energy plans another bold backup move with Microsoft
On the heels of two innovative contracts last year between Black Hills Energy and Microsoft, another is in the works at the technology giant’s Cheyenne, Wyoming, data center site that’s served by the utility. “We are now discussing utilizing natural gas to fire up Microsoft generators rathe... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/shutterstock_595664237-300x300.jpg)