Interview Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/interview/ 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 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:53:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg Interview Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/interview/ 32 32 The POWER Interview: Data Collection Optimizing Gas Delivery, Safety https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-data-collection-optimizing-gas-delivery-safety/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-data-collection-optimizing-gas-delivery-safety/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:20:36 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246230 Utilities that provide natural gas to customers are investing in smart technologies to modernize their infrastructure. These measures are leading to better efficiency in gas delivery, while also enhancing safety measures along their delivery networks.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-data-collection-optimizing-gas-delivery-safety/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Negotiating the Details of Power Project Contracts https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-negotiating-the-details-of-power-project-contracts/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-negotiating-the-details-of-power-project-contracts/#respond Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:38:41 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245720 Negotiating contracts is a process that requires preparation and communication, as all parties work toward a mutually beneficial relationship. It's particularly true for electric utilities, groups with multiple stakeholders in their projects. That includes the utilities themselves, their shareholders or other investors, and of course their customers.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-negotiating-the-details-of-power-project-contracts/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Ensuring Successful Power Plant Decommissioning https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-ensuring-successful-power-plant-decommissioning/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-ensuring-successful-power-plant-decommissioning/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:36:46 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245348 Keith Kotimko is the U.S. Decommissioning and Demolition Leader for WSP, a full-service solution provider that offers comprehensive facility decommissioning and demolition services. Kotimko provided POWER with insight into the process of permanently shutting down a power generation facility. He emphasized that decommissioning is a separate activity from demolition.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-ensuring-successful-power-plant-decommissioning/feed/ 0 POWER Interview: CyrusOne Expert on How AI Is Reshaping the Data Center–Utility Relationship https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/ https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:54:26 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244776 CyrusOne’s Jim Roche details how AI-driven workloads, high-density racks, and liquid cooling are transforming the data center–utility relationship. Only a decade ago, few in the power sector could have predicted that the digital economy’s engine—the data center—would become a central concern for utility planners, grid operators, and energy policymakers. For much of its history, data […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-interview-cyrusone-expert-on-how-ai-is-reshaping-the-data-center-utility-relationship/feed/ 0 A U.S. Manufacturer’s Take on Tariffs: ‘We Haven’t Had to Make Any Wild Pivots’ https://www.powermag.com/a-u-s-manufacturers-take-on-tariffs-we-havent-had-to-make-any-wild-pivots/ https://www.powermag.com/a-u-s-manufacturers-take-on-tariffs-we-havent-had-to-make-any-wild-pivots/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:20:49 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244697 Sentry Equipment, headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, is a century-old, employee-owned manufacturer that specializes in industrial sampling equipment and solutions for process industries including power generation, water treatment, and oil and gas. It has earned global recognition for its expertise in providing accurate, representative sampling and analysis systems.​ As a U.S. manufacturer that sources some materials […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/a-u-s-manufacturers-take-on-tariffs-we-havent-had-to-make-any-wild-pivots/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Companies Remain Committed to Sustainability Targets https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-companies-remain-committed-to-sustainability-targets/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-companies-remain-committed-to-sustainability-targets/#respond Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:44:27 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239408 The use of renewable energy resources continue to grow worldwide, despite some governments—including the Trump administration in the U.S.—pushing back on the use of solar, wind, and other forms of cleaner energy. The SUN DAY Campaign in late August said its review of recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed that solar […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-companies-remain-committed-to-sustainability-targets/feed/ 0 Enhancing Grid Resilience and EV Charging Efficiency Through Advanced Technology https://www.powermag.com/enhancing-grid-resilience-and-ev-charging-efficiency-through-advanced-technology/ https://www.powermag.com/enhancing-grid-resilience-and-ev-charging-efficiency-through-advanced-technology/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:15:14 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=238314 XCharge North America (XCharge NA) is a provider of high-power electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery-integrated solutions designed to strengthen the North American electrical grid. Since its inception in 2022, XCharge NA has developed a suite of products designed to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of EV charging, most recently launching its GridLink product in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/enhancing-grid-resilience-and-ev-charging-efficiency-through-advanced-technology/feed/ 0 “We’re Writing a New Chapter”: Mitsubishi Power CEO Bill Newsom on AI, Gas Turbines, and the Path to Decarbonization https://www.powermag.com/were-writing-a-new-chapter-mitsubishi-power-ceo-bill-newsom-on-ai-gas-turbines-and-the-path-to-decarbonization/ https://www.powermag.com/were-writing-a-new-chapter-mitsubishi-power-ceo-bill-newsom-on-ai-gas-turbines-and-the-path-to-decarbonization/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:30:54 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=237186 The U.S. power sector seems to be increasingly pulled in two directions. While trundling toward rapid electrification, it is seeking to hold its ground on recent decarbonization triumphs. And while utilities and power companies are racing to add generation capacity, their prospects are limited by aging infrastructure and upended by supply chain constraints that have […]

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On June 16, 2025, Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power announced the successful completion of a landmark demonstration at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Georgia—marking the world’s largest hydrogen blending test to date on an advanced-class gas turbine. The 50% hydrogen blend trial, conducted on an M501GAC turbine, achieved a 22% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to 100% natural gas operation, advancing real-world validation of hydrogen co-firing for utility-scale decarbonization. Courtesy: Mitsubishi Power

]]> https://www.powermag.com/were-writing-a-new-chapter-mitsubishi-power-ceo-bill-newsom-on-ai-gas-turbines-and-the-path-to-decarbonization/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Advanced Technologies Support Microgrid Movement https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-advanced-technologies-support-microgrid-movement/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-advanced-technologies-support-microgrid-movement/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:54:18 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=235025 Microgrids have grown in importance as the need for a reliable and resilient supply of power has grown. The technology has proven itself for a variety of commercial and industrial (C&I) enterprises, in both urban and rural areas where a source of off-grid—or in some cases grid-connected—energy is needed, whether a backup power or as a primary source of electricity.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-advanced-technologies-support-microgrid-movement/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Microgrids Include a Long List of Technologies—and Benefits https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-microgrids-include-a-long-list-of-technologies-and-benefits/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-microgrids-include-a-long-list-of-technologies-and-benefits/#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 23:36:55 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=234094 Microgrids have proven their role in enhancing the reliability, resilience, and sustainability of the modern power system. Kirk Edelman, CEO of SolMicroGrid, provided POWER with several lists detailing the technologies behind microgrids, the companies that can benefit from deployment, and the services the systems can provide for their end-users.

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