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Friday, July 11, 2014

Power Engineering's Top Stories 7/11

Top Stories
Missouri Governor Signs Carbon Emissions Bill
Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation directing Missouri regulators to develop their own standards for carbon dioxide pollution from power plants.
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Danskammer plant on Hudson to restart with gas
The new owners of an idled power plant on the Hudson River say they plan to restart operations with natural gas instead of coal.
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NRA wants TEPCO to reexamine ice wall project at Fukushima Daiichi
Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) has instructed Tokyo Electric Power Co. to reexamine its plans to build an ice wall to freeze radioactive water in a tunnel at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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Arizona utility to pay $3.25M for 2011 blackout
Federal regulators say they've reached a $3.25 million settlement with an Arizona utility over a 2011 blackout that left millions of people without power in California, Arizona and Mexico.
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The Week's Most Read Articles
Video: Nuclear power plants brace for Hurricane Arthur
Nuclear power plants along the East Coast are prepared for the potential impact of Hurricane Arthur.
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Florida utility signs PPA for Georgia nuclear power
Florida-based JEA signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for the output from the new reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia.
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TVA seeks public comment on proposed coal-to-gas conversion
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is seeking public comment on its draft Environmental Assessment that proposes a natural gas-fired power plant to replace a coal-fired plant.
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Optim's Twin Oaks coal plant headed to Aug. 4 auction
The bankruptcy court for Optim Energy LLC on July 3 ordered an Aug. 4 auction date for the assets associated with the coal-fired Twin Oaks power plant in Texas, with a new party approved at the last-minute as the “stalking horse” bidder for these assets.
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More Headlines
• GE specially-designed wind turbines headed to Scotland project
• Oyster Creek nuclear power plant shuts down for planned maintenance
• Conergy Group secures $60M for 400 MW solar project business
• Toshiba, Ibiden to create prototype of nuclear power part
• Spinning Spur II wind project enters operation
• Onsite solar installed at California wastewater treatment plant
• Old Dominion University home to rooftop solar project
• Investment partnership formed for Texas wind energy project
• Siemens installs 10-GW of wind energy in the Americas
• Combined heat & power system coming to Connecticut YMCA's
• No new tenders prepared for Temelin nuclear reactors, CEZ says
• Bushehr nuclear power unit reaches full capacity
• Nuclear plant tests thousands of air samples
• Diesel fuel oil leak found at Fermi nuclear power unit

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 July 2, 2014.
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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.
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EIA’s weekly coal production report
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending July 5.
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