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	Judge fails to act on SDG&E wind farm contract Montana District Judge Brenda Gilbert kept a temporary injunction in place against San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) as it attempts to void a contract with the Rim Rock wind farm in Montana. Read More Share:
	USEC files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as part of a financial restructuring plan. USEC said it expects to emerge from bankruptcy in 90 to 120 days. Read More Share:
	President requests more than $1bn for EPA to address climate change The Obama Administration proposed a fiscal year 2015 budget of $7.89 billion for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including more than $1 billion to address climate change and carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Read More Share:
	Video: Byron Nuclear Power Plant spurs controversy, reactions Exelon (NYSE: EXC) is denying allegations that the Byron Nuclear power plant could shut down. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Ukraine wants international help in securing nuclear power plants against Russia Ukraine's parliament called for global assistance to ensure that Russia does not move in on the country's energy supply, the article said. Russian troops moved into Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula over the weekend. Read More Share:
	Coal-fired emissions control project costs rise to $345M Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has upped the price tag of a planned emission controls project on a coal-fired power unit by 25 percent, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Read More Share:
	Judge rules coal fired power plant did not violate Clean Air Act Luminant won a court battle against over alleged Clean Air Act violations at the Big Brown coal-fired power plant in Texas. Read More Share:
	Recovery at Kingston A look at the engineering challenges of the cleanup and closure of the failed ash dredge cell in Tennessee. Read More Share:
	SONGS equipment to be auctioned off Non-radioactive equipment inside the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California is being auctioned off. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• UIL Holdings to acquire Philadelphia natural gas operations
• California ISO names new VP, corporate officer
• NYC natural gas projects to begin construction
• Ercot peak electricity demand breaks 2002 record
• Xcel Energy announces several large-scale solar projects
• Piece of metal is lodged in nuclear reactor vessel in Michigan
• Nine Mile Point Nuclear Unit 2 shuts down after loss of off site power
• America's 1st offshore wind farm could be operational by 2016
• Appalachian Power files acquisition request for coal-fired power plant
• NRC requests more than $124mn for FY 2015 budget
• Limerick Nuclear Unit 1 shut down for repairs
• B&W sued over faulty coal-fired boiler
• Comanche Solar Project to provide 120 MW to Xcel
• National Hydropower Association appoints new board members officers
• Interim Commisioner of Reclamation announced
• Coal company reaches $27.5M settlement over Clean Water Act violations

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 Feb. 27, 2014. 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: