PennEnergy Daily Power Update 8/26

Energy News & Insights
Westinghouse pursues AP1000 nuclear power plant in Utah Westinghouse, Blue Castle sign agreement to pursue development of a two-unit AP1000 nuclear power plant in Utah. …more>>
Calpine to acquire Fore River Generating Station for $530MM Calpine has agreed to purchase a nominal 809 megawatt, combined-cycle power plant and related plant inventory from Exelon. …more>>
Firefighters injured by power line in ice bucket challenge gone awry Four Kentucky firefighters were injured and power knocked out to nearby customers when a fire truck's ladder got too close to a power line while helping with an ice bucket challenge. …more>>
TVA to replace Allen coal plant with natural gas fueled facility The Tennessee Valley Authority has approved replacing the coal-fired Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis with a cleaner, combined-cycle gas plant. …more>>
NRC approves power uprate for Peach Bottom power station The NRC has approved a power uprate for Units 2 and 3 at the Peach Bottom nuclear power station in Pennsylvania. …more>>
Blue Earth closes on sale of Hawaii Solar Project Blue Earth has closed on an agreement to sell its Waianae solar facility located on the island of Oahu, HI. …more>>
Duke implodes smokestacks at Cape Fear Plant (Video) The decommissioning team imploded the two 200-foot smokestacks at the site as part of Duke Energy's program to decommission and demolish retired units at nine coal plants in North Carolina. …more>>
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