Power Engineering Top Stories 8/23

Top Stories
	Appeals court upholds ruling on coal-fired power plant Regulators waited too long to sanction power plant owners. Read More Share:
	NRC gives Indian Point 2 temporary approval Controversial plant can continue running during license renewal. Read More Share:
	Court: CAA does not preempt common law tort claim against coal-fired power plant Ruling calls Clean Air Act "a regulatory floor," not a ceiling. Read More Share:
	Pattern begins construction on Texas wind energy project Project will use 118 GE wind turbines. Read More Share:

In Case You Missed It
• First Solar and Roseville, Calif. sign agreement for solar power
• Reclamation forecasts lower water release to Lake Mead in 2014
• Lightning strikes cause power outages in California
• Siemens to supply wind energy turbines to Washington project
• Missouri nuclear power plant back in service
• Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. completes first phase of solar project
• Wind energy growth to provide boost to global O&M market
• Panda Power planning 859 MW natural gas-fired power plant in Maryland
• Babcock & Wilcox to supply gas boilers to Virginia manufacturing facility
• Dominion confirms FERC approval of coal-fired power plant sale
• Illinois EPA believes closed coal-fired plant polluting groundwater
• North Carolina AG files brief opposing Duke Energy rate increase
• Sempra Energy releases fifth annual corporate report
• Activated carbon market to top $4bn by 2019
• Vestas appoints new president and chief executive officer
• FirstEnergy units agree on coal-fired power plant share, rate reduction
• Ameren receives approval for $1.1bn transmission project in Illinois
• License revoked for Slovak nuclear project
• Plan approved to increase wind & natural gas capacity, use less coal
• HelioPower acquires solar finance developer
• JinkoSolar to provide solar PV modules
• NADB to help fund solar PV project in Calif.
• Oklahoma attorney general will appeal regional haze decision
• EcoPlexus completes 2 MW solar project in California

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Regulators file suits against Duke's coal plants in N.C. Duke is accused of wastewater violations at coal ash containment sites. Read More Share:
	PJM: Coal-fired power plant closures may affect reliability Two coal-fired power plants may not be able to close in Pennsylvania. Read More Share:
	Shutting down SONGS may cost more than $4bn Decommissioning may take up to 15 years, SCE says. Read More Share:
	Fluor gets green light to begin natural gas-fired power plant construction Fluor begins work on 1,358 MW Brunswick County plant. Read More Share:
	Vermont Yankee nuclear plant survives in appeals court ruling Court rules that state has no say so over nuclear power plant. 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: