Power Engineering Top Stories 4/26 Mississippi Power incurs $540mn loss over IGCC plant

Top Stories
	Mississippi Power requests $600mn for Kemper County IGCC plant Utility cannot recover overruns from customers due to settlement. Read More Share:
	Natural gas prices hit two-year high Several factors play into the increase in gas prices. Read More Share:
	EIA: Coal to recapture some of the energy market lost to natural gas The increase in gas prices expected to help boost coal generation. Read More Share:
	Duke plans to reach 6,000 MW of renewable energy by 2020 Utility also wants to improve energy efficiency and CO2 emissions. Read More Share:

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• DOE: New battery could help solar and wind power the grid
• Areva delivers generators to nuclear power plant
• FPL's Cape Canaveral natural gas power plant comes online
• California school district to use solar power
• Rats blamed again for Fukushima spent nuclear fuel pool troubles
• Puget Sound Energy hydropower project reopens after overhaul
• Southern Co. unit buys 139 MW solar power plant
• Old Dominion Electric Cooperative seeks to build natural gas-fired facility
• Infigen signs two power purchase agreements with SoCalEdison
• BITHENERGY, University of Maryland completed 366 MW solar power project
• Solectria inverters to be used at 215 MW solar project in Ohio
• Steven Chu leaves DOE as Ernest Moniz awaits confirmation
• Japan Nuclear Safety Institute and EPRI to collaborate
• Consumers Energy confirms plans to mothball 320 MW coal-fired power plant
• S&C Electric to procure, build solar PV project
• Fluor forms modular fabrication JV with Supreme Group
• Areva wins spent fuel pool level instrumentation contract from Duke
• ABB to acquire solar inverters producer

The Week's Most Read Articles
	TVA nuclear guard trades gunfire with trespasser No one was injured during gun fight at nuclear power plant site. Read More Share:
	EPA proposes rule to lessen water pollution from power plants Industry group says rule could add financial and operational costs. Read More Share:
	Coal-fired plants to remain largest source of U.S. power generation through 2040 Natural gas generation will still increase annually until 2040. Read More Share:
	The U.S. solar industry puts people to work in all 50 states California leads the nation in people employed in the solar industry. Read More Share:
	Coalition of states threaten EPA with lawsuit over New Source Performance Standard EPA has 60 days to finalize the rule before the lawsuit is filed. Read More Share:

What's trending this week
	Weekly Coal Production Update The Weekly Coal Production (WCP) Report provides estimates for U.S. coal production by state based on railroad car loading data. Read More Share: