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	NTE Energy proposes gas-fired plant in Ohio NTE Energy announced plans to build a 500-MW combined cycle power plant in Middletown, Ohio. Read More Share:
	Bay named chairman of FERC President Obama appointed Norman Bay as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Read More Share:
	Energy department to invest $3M to locate geothermal resources The U.S. Department of Energy will invest $3 million to spur geothermal energy development using play fairway analysis. Read More Share:
	AWEA: more than 12,000-MW of wind power under construction Although wind power installations were considerably lower in 2013 than 2012, there is currently more wind power capacity under construction in the U.S. than ever in history, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Read More Share:

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Industry News
	Cameco looking to sell stake in Bruce Power Cameco (TSX: CCO, NYSE: CCJ) has agreed to sell its 31.6 percent limited partnership interest in Bruce Power L.P. to BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust for an aggregate purchase price of C$450 million ($402 million). Read More Share:
	Nuclear reactor manufacturers sued over Fukushima Daiichi disaster Around 1,400 people filed a lawsuit against Toshiba Corp., General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Hitachi over the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Read More Share:
	Gamesa to close Pennsylvania plant Gamesa, a wind turbine manufacturer, announced it will close its 8-year-old Pennsylvania plant, located in Cambria County . Read More Share:
	Three natural gas-fired power plants in Illinois sold Three natural gas-fired power plants in Illinois were sold to an investment fund. Read More Share:
	Wind energy to boom in Kansas Kansas is expected to see a significant increase in wind energy production during 2014, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Read More Share:

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• Cap-and-trade program lowers CO2 emissions cap
• Westinghouse to switch focus from SMR to AP1000 nuclear reactors
• TEPCO decommissions two nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi
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• Nuclear power unit at North Anna plant trips offline
• Diablo Canyon nuclear Unit 2 automatically shuts down