O&M Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/om/ 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 O&M Archives https://www.powermag.com/category/om/ 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 Marnie Surfaceblow: Vicious Viscosity https://www.powermag.com/marnie-surfaceblow-vicious-viscosity/ https://www.powermag.com/marnie-surfaceblow-vicious-viscosity/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:53:40 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245539 Lubricants used outside their design working conditions can bite you in unexpectedly painful ways. The morning of Monday, December 1, found Marnie Surfaceblow, vice president of Surfaceblow and Associates

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/marnie-surfaceblow-vicious-viscosity/feed/ 0 A Guide to Asset Management Software Solutions for Power Industry Leaders https://www.powermag.com/a-guide-to-asset-management-software-solutions-for-power-industry-leaders/ https://www.powermag.com/a-guide-to-asset-management-software-solutions-for-power-industry-leaders/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:03:24 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245529 Power company leaders face mounting challenges in asset management—keeping aging equipment reliable, integrating diverse assets from renewables to baseload units, and meeting strict reliability standards

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/a-guide-to-asset-management-software-solutions-for-power-industry-leaders/feed/ 0 Major Retrofit Restores Early 1900s Hydropower Dam https://www.powermag.com/major-retrofit-restores-early-1900s-hydropower-dam/ https://www.powermag.com/major-retrofit-restores-early-1900s-hydropower-dam/#respond Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:55:43 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245524 A hydroelectric facility that first came online in 1903 stands as a testament to early 20th-century hydroelectric engineering. Although much of its original structure and machinery remains in service today, a recent breaker upgrade illustrates how thoughtful modernization and modern equipment built “like it used to be” can sustain aging infrastructure.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/major-retrofit-restores-early-1900s-hydropower-dam/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 Get the White Paper: Boost Efficiency with Advanced Water Analytics https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/get-the-white-paper-boost-efficiency-with-advanced-water-analytics/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:58:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=245217 Global shifts in energy demand are prompting power plants to reassess their production and efficiency needs. Energy-intensive AI data centers and increased renewable power loads to grids demand greater plant flexibility. Ramp-up and shutdown cycles require plants to rely more on cycle chemistry analytics to support fluctuations. The loss of personnel expertise due to layoffs […]

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]]> Two-in-One Multimeter and Calibrator https://www.powermag.com/two-in-one-multimeter-and-calibrator/ https://www.powermag.com/two-in-one-multimeter-and-calibrator/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:09:29 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245011 GOSSEN METRAWATT presents a new generation of multifunctional process calibrators for field use. The METRACAL CM series combines a calibrator and precise multimeter in a compact handheld device. Users can simultaneously simulate galvanically isolated sensor signals and measure output signals up to 30 VDC without time-consuming switching. The device measures and displays electrical quantities such […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/two-in-one-multimeter-and-calibrator/feed/ 0 Successfully Closing a Power Plant? It’s All in the Details https://www.powermag.com/successfully-closing-a-power-plant-its-all-in-the-details/ https://www.powermag.com/successfully-closing-a-power-plant-its-all-in-the-details/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:26:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244858 The retirement of older thermal power generation facilities, driven by a transition to cleaner forms of energy, has increased in recent years as utilities and other power generators mothball plants that are uneconomic or simply no longer needed.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/successfully-closing-a-power-plant-its-all-in-the-details/feed/ 0 Boost Profits & Reliability by Migrating and Integrating Critical Process Data https://www.powermag.com/white-papers/boost-profits-reliability-by-migrating-and-integrating-critical-process-data/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:51:24 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=white-papers&p=244428 Process manufacturers and power producers are feeling the pressure of tight margins and increasing economic uncertainty. The data tools that engineers and plant operators have relied on for years are rapidly evolving, prompting many to consider how and when to migrate to a new data management platform that enables a more efficient and seamless integration […]

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