Power Engineering's Top Stories for week ending 4/18

Top Stories
	EPA announces another delay in cooling water intake rule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delayed finalizing 316(b) of the Clean Water Act until May 16, marking another delay to the release of the cooling water intake rule. Read More Share:
	Solar surcharge bill approved by Oklahoma House The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week that may add extra charges to utility customers who want to install rooftop solar panels or small wind turbines. Read More Share:
	Ontario shuts down final coal-fired power plant, officially coal-free Ontario has become the first jurisdiction in North America to eliminate electricity produced from coal-fired power plants. Read More Share:
	Court upholds EPA emission standards A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Three U.S. states want to expand the use of nuclear power Lawmakers in three states have passed bills to expand the use of nuclear energy. Read More Share:
	Video: SaskPower and Vattenfall to work together on CCS technology SaskPower and Vattenfall have signed an agreement to explore collaboration in the area of carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities. Read More Share:
	Time lapse video shows construction at Plant Vogtle A time-lapse video released by Southern Co. shows the placement of the condenser B Lower Shell into the Vogtle Unit 3 turbine island. Read More Share:
	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:

More Headlines
• Hawaiian Electric to purchase power from First Wind solar project
• GE’s gas engines to power waste-to-energy project in Latin America
• New York Power Authority to relicense 1,160-MW pumped-storage hydro facility
• EIA: Twelve states responsible for majority of U.S. wind power in 2013
• Radioactive water at Fukushima nuclear plant pumped into wrong building
• EPA issues GHG permit for natural gas-fired power plant in Texas
• EPA reports lower GHG emissions
• Southern agrees to coal research with Chinese firm
• Regulators: No interruption after utilities hacked
• GE names new CEO, Energy Management
• Carbon capture technology company receives grant for pilot plant
• Phoenix Energy to build California's first forest biomass gasification plant
• Energy state Dems in Senate races split from Obama
• Apple acquires hydro project