Articles by Wayne Barber

About Wayne Barber

Wayne Barber, Chief Analyst for the GenerationHub, has been covering power generation, energy and natural resources issues at national publications for more than 20 years. Prior to joining PennWell he was editor of Generation Markets Week at SNL Financial for nine years. He has also worked as a business journalist at both McGraw-Hill and Financial Times Energy. Wayne also worked as a newspaper reporter for several years. During his career has visited nuclear reactors and coal mines as well as coal and natural gas power plants. Wayne can be reached at wayneb@pennwell.com.

Six treated for injuries at Stuart coal plant, DPL confirms

January 11, 2017 Wayne Barber

Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) said via Twitter on Jan. 10 that six people have been treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the J.M. Stuart coal-fired power plant in southern Ohio. […]

Major wind, solar projects came online during November

January 11, 2017 Wayne Barber

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) data indicates that 957 MW of new generation capacity, the vast majority wind and solar power, was installed during November. […]

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Mississippi Power makes another cost adjustment to Kemper IGCC project

January 10, 2017 Wayne Barber

Southern (NYSE:SO) utility Mississippi Power has reported another cost increase to the price of the 580-MW Kemper County coal gasification power plant, but is still hopeful that the project will be in commercial operation by Jan. 31. […]

RGGI states prepare for 35th auction

January 10, 2017 Wayne Barber

The states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) 2017 auctions have released the auction notice and application materials for their 35th quarterly carbon dioxide (CO2) allowance auction, to be held on March 8. […]

Duke Energy acquires 55 MW worth of solar projects from SunPower

January 10, 2017 Wayne Barber

A Duke Energy company is buying three solar projects in California, with a total combined capacity of 55 MW, from SunPower. […]

Entergy confirms plans to retire Indian Point nuclear complex

January 9, 2017 Wayne Barber

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) confirmed early Jan. 9 that it has indeed reached an agreement with New York State to retire Indian Point Units 2 and 3 during the 2020-to-2021 time period. […]

Entergy has spent $200m on 10-year Indian Point relicensing effort

January 9, 2017 Wayne Barber

Entergy (NYSE:ETR) has spent more than $200m on its decade-long effort to get 20-year license renewals for Indian Point Units 2 and 3, Entergy Wholesale Commodities (EWC) President Bill Mohl said during a news conference Jan. 9. […]

GOP senators want monthly reports on NRC activity

January 9, 2017 Wayne Barber

Two U.S. senators with oversight authority over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have asked agency Chairman Stephen Burns to provide monthly progress reports on several matters of regulatory concern to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW). […]

Cuomo says Indian Point generation can be replaced with minimal pain

January 9, 2017 Wayne Barber

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Jan. 9 that the roughly 2,000 MW generated by the Entergy (NYSE:ETR) Indian Point nuclear complex can be replaced with minimal impact on electric consumers in the region. […]

Various regions recovering from early January outages

January 9, 2017 Wayne Barber

A winter storm producing snow, freezing rain, and gusting winds knocked out power to at least 101,114 customers across the southeast beginning on Friday with affects lingering into Monday, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). […]