As fleets age and the pace of starts, cycling, and field rewinds intensifies, generator health is once again a front-line issue. Whether you’re facing stator bar degradation, thermal sensitivity, phase strap cracking, or the growing pains of an uprate, you’ll find answers, proven workarounds, and vendor insights at the Generator Users Group (GUG) sessions during […]
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With plant teams stretched thin and assets being pushed harder, the 2025 Power Users Combined Conference (August 25–28, Washington, D.C.) offers an unmatched opportunity to get smarter, solve problems, and benchmark with peers. The Combined Cycle Users Group (CCUG) track brings practical, plant-level insights front and center—especially for O&M leaders, engineers, technicians, and reliability staff
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GE Vernova (GEV)’s 7HA and 9HA gas turbines represent a significant portion of the advanced-class turbine fleet in operation globally, supporting diverse power generation requirements including high efficiency, flexible operation, and integration with renewable energy sources. As operational demands evolve, ongoing technical understanding and knowledge sharing among users become increasingly valuable. The 2025 HA Users
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In a period of accelerating change across the power generation industry—shaped by decarbonization goals, shifting market pressures, and the realities of an aging fleet—the 2025 Power Users Combined Conference presents a timely opportunity to learn, adapt, and prepare your team for what’s next. From August 25–28 in Washington, D.C., this multi-group forum brings together five
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If you’re managing MK4, MK5, or EX2000 platforms, this Technical Information Post (TIP) from AP4 Group demands your attention (Download here). These “classic” control systems rely on EEPROMs—and in the case of MK5 and EX2000, the U9 chip—to store essential software and configuration data. Failures of these components, increasingly common in systems over 25 years
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Each year, the Air-Cooled Condenser Users Group (ACCUG) brings together engineers, plant managers, OEM experts, and operations professionals to tackle the most pressing challenges facing air-cooled condenser (ACC) systems. In 2025, this highly anticipated gathering returns to Granbury, Texas—a fitting venue for an event dedicated to advancing power plant cooling technologies in water-constrained environments. With
Hunterstown Generating Station Owned by LS Power Asset management by Competitive Power Ventures Operated by NAES Corp 810 MW, 3 × 1 7F.04-powered combined cycle equipped with a GE D11 steam turbine, located in Gettysburg, Pa Plant manager: Mark Kadon Challenge. Anticipating industry-wide knowledge-gap challenges resulting from retirements and staff turnover, Hunterstown Generating Station saw
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This July, professionals in the combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) and heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) sectors will converge once again for the HRSG Forum 2025—one of the industry’s most anticipated annual events. Held July 21–25 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas, this year’s forum promises to be
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River Road Generating Plant Owned by Clark Public Utilities Operated by GE Vernova O&M 248 MW, gas-fired 1 × 1 7F.02-powered combined cycle (STAG configuration) equipped with a Foster Wheeler HRSG, GE A12 steam turbine, and GE 324 generator, located in Vancouver, Wash Plant manager: Robert Mash Safer handling of chemical totes Challenge. Gravity feeding
Empire Generating LLC Owned by Empire Acquisitions LLC Operated by NAES Corp 635 MW, gas-fired 2 × 1 7F.03-powered combined cycle with Alstom HRSGs and a GE D11 steam turbine, located in Rensselaer, NY Plant manager: Chet Szymanski Cooling-tower mod improves maintenance access Challenge. Empire Generating’s cooling tower is designed with a dry section that
