In order to meet the energy demands from industrial processes, utility plants must convert fuel and water into steam, electricity, and rotational power. Site utility systems are operated with different scenarios or operating conditions, due to variable conditions, such as different electric power tariffs, changing load in processes and variable ambient temperature. A novel methodology for the d...

In the state of Idaho, major electric utilities, such as Idaho Power, have shown a growing interest in solar energy. Because utility-scale energy (USSE) requires large land usage, this aspect may be especially problematic for indigenous communities and wildlife when siting USSE. Though less problematic, proximity transmission networks to new USSE site also drawback because cost associated with ...

Abstract It is now well established that fossil fuel companies contributed to undermining climate science and action. In this paper, we examine the extent which American electric utilities affiliated organizations’ public messaging denial, doubt, delay. We examined 188 documents on change authored by organizations in with utility industry from 1968 2019. Before 1980, utilities’ was generally in...