Coal Power Plant Operations & Maintenance

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Coal Plant O&M News

Worker injured after explosion at DTE coal-fired power plant

05/22/2012 One worker suffered minor injuries after an explosion in a coal bunker a...

DOE: Natural gas use at an all-time high

05/10/2012 A report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows the U.S. used a record...

Operations suspended at coal-fired power plant in New Hampshire

05/09/2012 Public Service of New Hampshire suspended operations at its 460 MW Merri...

Indiana coal-fired power plant to close in 2015

05/09/2012 Hoosier Energy plans to retire its 250 MW Ratts coal-fired power plant i...

Purdue plans to demolish coal-fired boiler, install CHP plant on campus

05/08/2012 Purdue University officials on May 7 presented a Comprehensive Energy Ma...

Coal-fired unit expected back online by end of May

05/07/2012 Wisconsin Energy said it expects the 615 MW Unit 1 at the Elm Road coal-...

AES to sell stakes in coal-fired power plant, wind projects for $134mn

05/07/2012 AES Corp. will sell 2,727 MW of coal-fired capacity in China for $134 mi...

Coal-fired power plant retrofit to be performed by B&W Canada

04/30/2012 The Babcock & Wilcox Co. said that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wil...

Coal-fired power plant owner files for bankruptcy

04/27/2012 Rocky Mountain Power LLC, which owns the Hardin coal-fired power plant i...

Patriot Coal reducing production

04/20/2012 Patriot Coal Corp. on April 20 said it plans to further reduce thermal c...