Thomas W. Overton, Author at POWER Magazine https://www.powermag.com/author/toverton/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Mon, 01 May 2023 04:20:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Thomas W. Overton, Author at POWER Magazine https://www.powermag.com/author/toverton/ 32 32 Fusion Energy Reaches Prime Time https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-reaches-prime-time/ https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-reaches-prime-time/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 04:19:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=189633 Over the last three years, electricity generation from fusion has moved from the realm of science fiction to the brink of serious development. A lot has happened, but challenges remain before fusion arrives on

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-reaches-prime-time/feed/ 0 Fusion Energy Is Coming, and Maybe Sooner Than You Think https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-is-coming-and-maybe-sooner-than-you-think/ https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-is-coming-and-maybe-sooner-than-you-think/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:03:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=152508 The joke about fusion energy is that it’s 30 years away and always will be. But significant recent advances in fusion science and technology could potentially put the first fusion power on the grid as soon

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/fusion-energy-is-coming-and-maybe-sooner-than-you-think/feed/ 0 AES Closing Two More Ohio Coal Plants https://www.powermag.com/aes-closing-two-more-ohio-coal-plants/ https://www.powermag.com/aes-closing-two-more-ohio-coal-plants/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:25:58 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=102875 AES subsidiary Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) confirmed on March 20 that it will close two of its coal-fired plants by 2018 because they have become uneconomic. The Ohio utility […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/aes-closing-two-more-ohio-coal-plants/feed/ 0 Japanese Court Awards Damages to Fukushima Residents https://www.powermag.com/japanese-court-awards-damages-to-fukushima-residents/ https://www.powermag.com/japanese-court-awards-damages-to-fukushima-residents/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:56:15 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=102831 In a ruling that stunned the nation, a district court in Japan awarded damages to 62 plaintiffs who lived near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant before the 2011 disaster, […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/japanese-court-awards-damages-to-fukushima-residents/feed/ 0 Draft Trump Budget Proposes Major Cuts in EPA, DOE Programs https://www.powermag.com/draft-trump-budget-proposes-major-cuts-in-epa-doe-programs/ https://www.powermag.com/draft-trump-budget-proposes-major-cuts-in-epa-doe-programs/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:01:29 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=102767 The Trump administration released a blueprint of its proposed 2018 budget on March 16, likely setting off a major battle with Congress. The budget proposal, “America First: A Budget Blueprint […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/draft-trump-budget-proposes-major-cuts-in-epa-doe-programs/feed/ 0 GAS POWER Direct–March 15, 2017 https://www.powermag.com/eletters/gas-power-direct-march-15-2017/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:01:44 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=eletters&p=102617 Gas Power Direct   Current Issue | Find a Job | Post a Job New EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Sets Out to Restrain Agency The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) administrative […]

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]]> SONGS Arbitration Panel Awards SCE $125 Million https://www.powermag.com/songs-arbitration-decision-awards-sce-125-million/ https://www.powermag.com/songs-arbitration-decision-awards-sce-125-million/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:18:32 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=102647 An arbitration panel of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has awarded Southern California Edison (SCE) $125 million in its dispute with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) over the failed replacement […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/songs-arbitration-decision-awards-sce-125-million/feed/ 0 Fukushima Cleanup Hitting Snags as Robot Probes Fail https://www.powermag.com/fukushima-cleanup-hitting-snags-as-robot-probes-fail/ https://www.powermag.com/fukushima-cleanup-hitting-snags-as-robot-probes-fail/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2017 19:56:28 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=102457 The epic recovery from the 2011 accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, already predicted to take decades and cost at least $35 billion, is encountering delays as a series […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/fukushima-cleanup-hitting-snags-as-robot-probes-fail/feed/ 0 Oroville Dam Power Plant May Reopen This Week https://www.powermag.com/oroville-dam-power-plant-may-reopen-this-week/ https://www.powermag.com/oroville-dam-power-plant-may-reopen-this-week/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:14:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=102109 The Edward Hyatt hydroelectric plant at the damaged Oroville Dam in northern California, shut down earlier this month after its spillway nearly collapsed, may reopen soon, officials with the California […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/oroville-dam-power-plant-may-reopen-this-week/feed/ 0 SDG&E Unveils World’s Largest Li-Ion Storage Battery https://www.powermag.com/sdge-unveils-worlds-largest-li-ion-storage-battery/ https://www.powermag.com/sdge-unveils-worlds-largest-li-ion-storage-battery/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:20:10 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=101967 California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) on February 24 officially put into service what is currently the largest lithium-ion storage battery in the world, wrapping up a fast-track […]

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