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Can Your Plant Keep Up? Modernizing Existing Assets for a More Demanding Grid

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As electricity demand grows and grid operations become more dynamic, existing generating assets are being asked to do more than ever before. Increasing data center loads, renewable integration, and evolving compliance requirements are creating new challenges for plant operators. Join Emerson experts as they discuss practical strategies for improving reliability, strengthening cybersecurity, maintaining grid compliance, […]

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Collaboration may not be a choice as screws tighten on CC plants

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2025 POWER USERS COMBINED CONFERENCE RECAPS Combined Cycle Users Group Steam Turbine Users Group Generator Users Group Power Plant Controls Users Group Future electricity demand growth accelerates. Supply chain constraints intensify. Carbon emissions rules ease. Existing combined cycle (CC) major equipment from the last boom (1997-2003) closes in on original end-of-life dates. Construction of hyper-scale data

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PPCUG: Better controls, smarter data sharpen plant performance

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Centralized relay data management (DMA) was the topic presented by a specialist from a Florida utility along with engineers from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. Objectives were cybersecurity-, physical-security-, and operations improvements. End results reported are managed and monitored Intelligent electronic device (IED) passwords, active device setting monitoring, and improved time from an IED event to diagnosis

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How GE Vernova’s Houston Learning Center drives plant performance

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As the power industry evolves to meet growing demands for reliability, flexibility, and decarbonization, the success of any power plant depends on one constant: the expertise of the people who operate and maintain it. While advanced technology drives the energy transition, it is a skilled workforce that keeps critical assets running safely and efficiently. At

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When fuel-gas pressure falls, check transfer logic before buying compression

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Legacy Turbine Forum, No. 8 in a series By Luke Williams, PE, Consultant www.geLegacyGasTurbineSupport.com Theme and scope More gas-turbine users may soon face the problem that landed on one Northeast plant’s desk: available fuel-gas pressure was going down, but the operating obligation was not. The supplier said line pressure would be reduced from 320 psig

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Pick your problem: Five Power Users tracks tackle controls, steamers, generators, plant O&M, low-carbon options

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The 2026 Power Users Combined Annual Conference returns to the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk, Aug 24-27. Its working advantage is simple: The Combined Cycle Users Group (CCUG), Power Plant Controls Users Group (PPCUG), Steam Turbine Users Group (STUG), Low Carbon Peer Group (LCPG), and Generator Users Group (GUG) run five parallel

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CONTROLS: Cooldown procedure options for legacy frames

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Legacy Turbine Forum, No. 7 in a series By Luke Williams, PE, Consultant www.geLegacyGasTurbineSupport.com IN THE BEGINNING Engineers who joined the GE gas turbine department in the early days often came from steam turbine design, where cooldown procedures were essential to prevent rotor thermal bow, a condition that can lead to vibration on startup. Several

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INDUSTRY BRIEFS: What’s happening in the GT industry

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People Trinity names Stivender to lead field services The Trinity Turbine Technology team recently announced that Errol Stivender has joined the company as VP of Trinity Turbine Services, overseeing all field service operations going forward. Stivender brings more than 35 years of experience in gas and steam generation as well as the refining and petrochemical

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Plan for 2026: CCGT Industry Events  

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Upcoming events where you’ll see CCJ attendance and coverage. Hope to see you there. FT8 Users Group  March 17-19  EPRI Main Campus and Marriott University Place, Charlotte, NC. Details/registration at www.ft8users.com. Contact: Ashley Potts, ft8@ft8users.com.   FT4 Users Group  March 17-19  EPRI Main Campus and Marriott University Place, Charlotte, NC. Details/registration at www.ft4users.com. Contact: Ashley Potts,

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CCJ Historical Society: Looking back from 2025

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What your colleagues were telling CCJ subscribers five, 10, 15, and 20 years ago  Five years ago  The 7F Users Group and CCJ collaborated on the first virtual user-group meeting conducted as a result of the global pandemic. It was the launchpad for more than 20 online user meetings facilitated by CCJ during that challenging three-year period.  The Combined

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