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Top Stories
	Mitsubishi Hitachi signs $77.8 million deal for 501J gas turbine A deal to build what may be the most efficient combined cycle power plant in the U.S. was finalized last week in Tulsa, Okla. Read More Share:
	Ukraine situation may put UK, Russia nuclear deal on hold Energy ministers in the United Kingdom said they are reviewing a nuclear power agreement with Russian state-backed company Rosatom as the crises in the Ukraine continues. Read More Share:
	Duke Energy finds gap in coal ash basin at Cape Fear Plant, receives violation Duke Energy has notified the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) along with other state and local regulators that a gap has been found inside the embankment of one of the Cape Fear coal ash basins. Read More Share:
	SONGS officials to meet over decommissioning costs A meeting will be held next week to discuss who will foot a potentially $3 billion bill to decommission the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California. Read More Share:

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Industry News
	Appalachian Power updates plans for hydroelectric facility Appalachian Power’s has released the revised Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) for the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project in Virginia. Read More Share:
	Natural gas-fired combined cycle project gains EPC contractor The Louisiana Energy and Power Authority (LEPA) signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Robins & Morton to build a 64-MW combined cycle power plant in Morgan City, La. Read More Share:
	NRG, EME merger approved by FERC NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE:NRG) and Edison Mission Energy (EME) have received approval from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the sale of EME’s assets to NRG. Read More Share:
	Gas-fired facility at Xcel's Cherokee plant to be completed by end of 2015 Construction is well along on a new 569-MW gas-fired combined cycle (CC) project at the Cherokee coal plant site, said Public Service Co. of Colorado in a March 17 project update filed at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Foster Wheeler to acquire Siemens emissions control business
• Planned coal-fired retirements increased by 5.4-GW
• Susquehanna nuclear power plant Unit 2 taken offline for maintenance
• AMSC closing Wisc. facility, establishing wind manufacturing center
• First Solar sets PV efficiency records
• Start-up Wolf Point Engineers & Contractors names Bob Williams as VP
• Exelon buys natural gas supplier
• Citizens group wants North Carolina review of Duke gas-fired project
• Post-earthquake shift of dry-cask storage casks poses no significant risk, Dominion says
• La Paloma Energy Center scores legal victory for its Texas power project
• Cornell University installs solar facility
• Small fire extinguished at Michigan nuclear power plant
• Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Consolidated Edison Development enter joint venture for solar power projects
• B&W to perform steam generator work at Michigan nuclear power plant
• Japan sending nuclear materials to the U.S.
• Samsung, Pattern and Capital Power begin construction on $850M K2 wind power project
• BETE Fog Nozzle Inc. receives ASME Boiler, Pressure Vessel Code Certifications
• Gas, renewables account for new generation additions in February
• Wisconsin Electric gets no bids to buy Presque Isle coal plant
• Fukushima radioactive water decontamination system restarted