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Calif. Agencies Begin Weighing Options to Replace Nuclear Supply
Posted by Reuters: Eileen O'Grady on July 17th, 2013
Reuters: Six California state agencies met to try to satisfy competing electric and air quality issues amid the pressing need to replace the electric supply lost after the crippled San Onofre nuclear plant was retired early, officials said on Monday.
Southern California Edison, owned by Edison International , said in June it would retire both nuclear reactors at San Onofre, totaling 2,150 megawatts, more than a year after severe damage was discovered in thousands of tubes inside newly installed steam generators....
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Heat waves pushes Texas power grid into red zone
Posted by Reuters: Eileen O'Grady on August 4th, 2011
Reuters: The Texas power grid operator has scrambled this week to meet soaring electricity demand in the face of a brutal heat wave, and residents of the second most populous U.S. state are one power plant shut-down away from rolling blackouts.
Power demand for Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc, or ERCOT, which runs the power grid for most of the state, hit three consecutive records this week as Texans cranked up air conditioners to escape one of the hottest summers on record.
The grid operator...