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	Kemper coal-fired power plant cost jumps $177M Southern Co.’s (NYSE: SO) Kemper County, Miss., coal-fired power plant project will exceed its already over budget of $5 billion by $177 million. Read More Share:
	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas names new President and CEO David Walsh has been named president and chief executive officer of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. Walsh took the office effective April 1 and is responsible for all aspects of the business in the western hemisphere. Read More Share:
	Second nuclear power operator in Japan asks for bailout Kyushu Electric said it was in talks with the Japan-owned Development Bank of Japan to buy 1 billion yen ($9.6 million) of preferred stock in the company. Hokkaido Electric Power Co. asked the same bank for a $486 million lifeline on Tuesday. Read More Share:
	Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas seek proposals for natural gas pipeline Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) are seeking proposals to build and operate a major wholesale natural gas pipeline into North Carolina. Read More Share:

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	GE releases new 9HA and 7HA natural gas turbines General Electric (NYSE: GE) has announced it will be releasing the 7HA and 9HA air-cooled gas turbines, according to a report from Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide. Read More Share:
	Operators of coal-fired power plants decide how to meet MATS 2015 deadline Operators of coal-fired power plants throughout the U.S. are creating strategies to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) by the April 2015 deadline. Read More Share:
	GHG permit issued for natural gas-fired power plant The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a greenhouse gas (GHG) permit for El Paso Electric’s planned natural gas-fired power plant in Texas. Read More Share:
	Settlement reached over San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station closing costs San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) reached a settlement on Thursday with Southern California Edison (SCE), The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) over the costs associated with the closing of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Duke sues Westinghouse over canceled nuclear power plant contract
• Jacobs to support new nuclear reactor builds in the UK
• APUC acquires remaining stake in wind energy portfolio for $115mn
• Dominion CEO elected Chair of Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
• Dominion acquires six California solar projects
• TEPCO gets new leader as Fukushima fuel assembly transfer reaches milestone
• Japan’s Hokkaido Electric Power seeks $486mn bailout
• NYISO appoints Daniel B. More to Board of Directors
• Interactive Map: Watch how fast wind farms have spread across the US
• Solar thermo plant to be built alongside geothermal plant in Nevada
• NRC approves transfer of nuclear operating licenses from CENG to Exelon
• EPA’s emissions proposal sent to White House
• Kazakhastan nuclear company head suspected of embezzlement
• NRG Energy completes acquisitions of EME, Dominion retail electricity business
• Renewable energy leads new power generation in U.S. for February
• Areva begins testing of Olkiluoto 3 nuclear plant I&C system
• ENEC joins EPRI’s nuclear research program
• EDF Renewables unit orders Vestas wind turbines for Texas project
• NJR Clean Energy Ventures completes solar power project
• Long Island adds 100 MW of solar power through 76 projects
• Vermont Nuclear Power Plant decommissioning approved
• NRC denies request to delay restart of St. Lucie nuclear reactor

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