Power Engineering Top Weekly News Stories 12/13

Top Stories
	Mississippi regulators reject merger of Entergy, ITC Holdings The Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced a unanimous decision Tuesday to deny a joint application request to transfer ownership and control of Entergy’s high voltage transmission system to a subsidiary of ITC Holding Corp. Read More Share:
	Kentucky Power to convert unit at Big Sandy Power Plant from coal-fired to natural gas Kentucky Power will convert the 278MW Unit 1 at the Big Sandy Power Plant from a coal-fired facility to a natural gas-fired unit. Read More Share:
	Crystal River nuclear power plant decommissioning plan revealed Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) said it will begin decommissioning the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida in 2014, according to a plan filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Florida Public Service Commission. Read More Share:
	Legal protection on eagle deaths extended for wind farms As the eagle population declines in the nation, wind energy farms are getting a pass if they accidently kill eagles. Read More Share:

In Case You Missed It
• Nuclear power plant in Belgium to use operator training simulator
• Wood Group to perform gas-fired emissions reduction project in China
• Coal production expanding in Kentucky
• Westinghouse extends nuclear fuel contract in Switzerland
• Dominion agrees to deliver natural gas from West Virginia to Ohio
• Siemens installs gas-insulated line for world's tallest hydropower plant
• Report finds renewable energy, natural gas play role in Texas market
• US installs 930-MW of solar PV capacity in third quarter
• AEP board names Akins as chair
• SunEdison to connect more than 68 MW of new solar power in Ontario in 2013
• Maryland solar project to reduce electricity costs, avoid thousands of pounds of toxic emissions
• EDF Renewable Energy sells 50 stake in Texas wind energy project
• Xcel receives approval to increase wind, solar capacity in Colorado
• Gound broken on Mexico wind energy project
• USEC ships final tons of uranium under Megatons to Megawatts program
• Nuclear power uprate granted at Monticello plant
• Japanese gov't to budget $970M for nuclear waste storage

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Plans for third nuclear reactor at Nine Mile Point withdrawn UniStar Nuclear Energy has withdrawn an application to build a third nuclear reactor at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York. Read More Share:
	Report: Coal plant retirements likely to impact wholesale electricity prices With the combination of coal-fired power plant retirements and a possible increase in natural gas prices, wholesale electricity prices are expected to increase for on-peak and off-peak hours. Read More Share:
	Video: Removal of fuel assemblies at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Workers with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) started removing nuclear fuel assemblies from Unit 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. As of December 5, TEPCO said it has removed 44 of the 1,533 assemblies from the fuel pool. Read More Share:
	Kentucky AG appeals decision on Kentucky Power coal-fired plant purchase Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has appealed an October decision of the Kentucky Public Service Commission allowing Kentucky Power Co. to purchase a 50 percent share of a West Virginia coal-fired power plant. Read More Share:
	Duke renames Cliffside Steam Station after former CEO Jim Rogers Duke Energy has renamed its Cliffside Steam Station in North Carolina the James E. Rogers Energy Complex after former CEO Jim Rogers. Read More Share: