Top Stories from Power Engineering 12/6

Top Stories
	Report: Gas-fired, coal generation falls while nuclear rises in November Total power demand was up a percent from November 2012. 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:
	Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant ready to restart, OPPD says OPPD said in a filing with the NRC that the 482 MW Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska is ready to restart Read More Share:
	Calpine to buy natural gas-fired power plant for $625M Calpine Corp. has agreed to purchase a 1,050 MW combined-cycle power plant in Texas for $625 million, or $595 per kilowatt. Read More Share:

In Case You Missed It
• Report: Coal plant retirements likely to impact wholesale electricity prices
• Ontario to defer new Darlington nuclear reactors
• NFL, PSEG to provide green energy for Super Bowl XLVIII
• ReneSola, SunEnergy1: 63MW in projects for North Carolina by end of 2013
• Largest rooftop solar power project in Virginia in the works
• Ameren completes sale of merchant generation business
• Flabeg will not reopen PA solar mirror plant
• Northwestern Energy purchases natural gas assets in Montana
• Markets invest $274.9B in smart grid to improve reliability incorporate renewables and reduce electricity theft
• Idaho Power receives approvals for emissions upgrades at Wyo. coal-fired plant
• Robot helps decommission fast neutron reactor in France
• FirstEnergy subsidiaries to purchase solar PV alternative energy credits with help from Brattle
• SolarReserve opens office in Australia
• Hawaii contracts with Ameresco for efficiency renewable power for sustainability commitment
• SPX sells stake in joint venture for $571M
• Xcel makes plans to create transmission company
• Capital Power, Enmax to build natural gas-fired power plant in Canada