Power Engineering's Top Stories 01/07

Top Stories
	EPA's carbon capture and sequestration rule open for public comment The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the final version of carbon capture and storage regulations to the Federal Register on Jan. 2. Read More Share:
	Regional haze rule for Okla. coal-fired power plants on hold A ruling to uphold a federal emissions control plan for two Oklahoma coal-fired power plants is now on hold, according to the Tulsa World. Read More Share:
	TEPCO: Fukushima nuclear reactor failure caused by tsunami not earthquake Tokyo Electric Power Co. says in a new report that the damage at Unit 1 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan was caused by the impact of the tsunami and not coolant loss caused by the earthquake. Read More Share:
	N.Y. Gov. Cuomo announces rate settlement with Con Edison Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a joint agreement with Consolidated Edison Co. that includes a two-year electric delivery rate freeze starting January 1, 2014. Read More Share:

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Industry News
	APR Energy renews 70-MW contact in Botswana Global fast-track mobile turbine power company, APR Energy, has renewed a year-long contract for the existing 70-MW diesel power module facility in Francistown, Botswana. Read More Share:
	New nuclear reactor in China connects to the grid Unit 1 of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in China was connected to the power grid Dec. 31. Read More Share:
	TVA developing program to control coal dust The Tennessee Valley Authority is developing a formal program for controlling coal dust at its plants and should reach all milestones in the effort later this year, a TVA spokesman told the Knoxville News-Sentinel. Read More Share:
	Turkey's nuclear power plant expects approval by June Turkey’s Minister of Energy, Taner Yildiz, announced that the country’s second nuclear power plant (NPP) project, worth $22 billion, is expected to receive approval by the parliament by June. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Hydroelectric training center funding approved in Pakistan
• RGS, BlueWave Capital to deploy multiple solar projects in Massachusetts
• Wind energy plant in Mexico expands by 22-MW
• Biomass energy project construction majority finished
• Nuclear power plant in UK suddenly shuts down
• Enbridge to build Texas wind energy project for $200M
• Nuclear environmental engineering firm bought by Huntington Ingalls
• UK regulators begin second phase of nuclear reactor design evaluation

Industry Trends
	Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts. Here's a look at how prices have changed up to December 12, 2013. Read More Share:
	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Indicators The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas offers a glimpse into how the markets are doing domestically and internationally. Read More Share: