interview Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/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 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:18:32 +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/tag/interview/ 32 32 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 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 “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: Innovation, Market Incentives Can Drive Electrification https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-innovation-market-incentives-can-drive-electrification/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-innovation-market-incentives-can-drive-electrification/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:10:01 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=233437 Electrification is about offsetting energy coming directly from fossil fuels with electrons. And it’s a key strategy to support decarbonization across sectors. Depending on the generation mix providing the electrons, the amount of decarbonization may vary. But wherever a customer has electrified their energy usage, they stand to benefit from future deployments of clean generation resources.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-innovation-market-incentives-can-drive-electrification/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Proper Planning Key to Support Electrification https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-proper-planning-key-to-support-electrification/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-proper-planning-key-to-support-electrification/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:14:16 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=231956 Several members of the energy community recently provided POWER magazine with their insights on electrification, looking at the challenges for continuing adoption of technologies driving the transition.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-proper-planning-key-to-support-electrification/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Upgrading the Grid Key to Support Electrification https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-upgrading-the-grid-key-to-support-electrification/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-upgrading-the-grid-key-to-support-electrification/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:19:09 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=230511 As buildings, EVs, and industrial processes are increasingly electrified, utilities are seeing grid demand rapidly growing. While this shift is necessary to reduce emissions, it also introduces new challenges for grid stability, capacity, and long-term reliability.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-upgrading-the-grid-key-to-support-electrification/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: O&M Solutions for C&I Solar Installations https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-om-solutions-for-ci-solar-installations/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-om-solutions-for-ci-solar-installations/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:55:36 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=230082 Jon De Martin, CEO of Australia-based SCE Energy Solutions, talks with POWER about his company's work with solar power technology for commercial and industrial enterprises.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-om-solutions-for-ci-solar-installations/feed/ 0 The POWER Interview: Enhancing Reliability of the U.S. Power System https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-enhancing-reliability-of-the-u-s-power-system/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-enhancing-reliability-of-the-u-s-power-system/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:07:59 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=228650 Designing, building, and maintaining the network of power transmission lines and associated infrastructure that delivers electricity across the U.S. is a complex task. It involves disparate components, from thermal power plants using different fuel types, to renewable energy such as solar, wind, and geothermal installations. Substations are another component, and the use of battery energy […]

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