Power Engineering Top Stories 5/21

Top Stories
	FOE wins ASLB case, restart effort treated as nuclear license amendment SCE may have to postpone SONGS restart plans after ruling. Read More Share:
	Report: Outlook for U.S. energy independence positive Number of execs responding positively has gone up from last year. Read More Share:

Industry News
	New 800 MW natural gas-fired power plant begins operations early Peaking plant begins operations three months earlier than planned. Read More Share:
	Oral arguments begin on coal-fired power plant lawsuit Plant sued over lack of emissions controls. Read More Share:
	WWEA: Wind power capacity to reach 500,000 MW by 2016 Capacity could reach 1 million MW in seven years, report says. Read More Share:
	Nuclear license challenge thrown out in federal appeals court Court also rejects argument against NRC's AP1000 certification. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Westinghouse, China ink SMR nuclear deal
• Nuclear power plant shut down after signs of corrosion, cracking found
• Lincoln Electric System plans to triple wind power capacity
• Green Energy Solutions and Cirque Energy II merge
• N.C.'s utility customer advocate recommends approval of solar project expansion
• Cherokee Nation, four other tribes developing 153 MW Oklahoma wind project
• Utility to break ground on natural gas-fired power plant in 2014
• EDF stock drops on earnings forecast downgrade
• AltaGas acquires 507 MW natural gas-fired power plant
• U.S. appeals court upholds dismissal of suit alleging global warming caused hurricane
• Biomass-fired cogeneration plant back online in California
• NRC moves to streamline rules for transporting radioactive materials
• S.D. natural gas-fired power plant in service
• TEPCO shares surge on rumors of Japan nuclear power restart
• Algeria will build nuclear power plant by 2025