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	Ground broken on combined-cycle natural gas-fired project in Pennsylvania US steam coal sees dramatic decrease in imports TVA begins systems testing at Watts Bar 2 nuclear plant Renewables to increase in 2015 View Now Share:

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	Video: TVA begins systems testing at Watts Bar 2 nuclear plant The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) says its project at the Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor in Tennessee continues to meet targets for safety, cost and schedule. Read More Share:
SHOVL	Ground broken on combined-cycle natural gas-fired project in Pennsylvania Gemma Power Systems LLC, Panda Power Funds, Siemens Energy (NYSE: SI) and others celebrated the groundbreaking of an 829-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle project in Pennsylvania. Read More Share:
	Video: Black & Veatch Publishes its 2014 Strategic Directions: U.S. Electric Industry Report Black & Veatch today published its 2014 Strategic Directions: U.S. Electric Industry. The annual report represents a compilation of data and analysis from a survey of qualified professionals within the electric generation industry. Read More Share:
	NRC wants public comment on Sequoyah nuclear plant’s license renewal The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact study for the license renewal of the Sequoyah nuclear power plant in Tennessee. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Sargent & Lundy receives engineering contract for Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project Sargent & Lundy LLC has been awarded an Owner's Engineering contract by Petra Nova to continue providing engineering services for the Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project. Read More Share:
	Vogtle nuclear Unit 1 automatically shuts down Unit 1 at Plant Vogtle in Georgia automatically shut down July 27th during testing. Read More Share:
	Duke Energy announces executive leadership changes In order to support its long-term strategy, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is realigning its organizational structure: Read More Share:
	Hitachi-GE nuclear reactor gains initial approval for UK project Plans for a nuclear reactor at the Wylfa nuclear power plant in Anglesey have been provisionally approved. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Energy secretary to visit troubled nuke dump
• Last of Japan’s nuclear power plant operators applies for safety checks
• Geenex, ET Solar to develop 20 MW solar project in North Carolina
• Turkey Point 3 nuclear reactor automatically shuts down
• Clean Power Plan open for public comment
• Groups want Indianapolis Power & Light to test water
• Construction underway at Iowa's Red Rock hydro plant
• Iberdrola begins construction on the Pier II wind energy farm in Mexico
• Capstone awarded contract for 25 microturbines for E-Finity Distributed Generation
• NRG Yield completes purchase of California wind energy project
• University of Maryland saves with BGE’s new combined heat and power plant
• Juhl Energy completes acquisition of Iowa wind farms
• Kellogg wants suppliers to report carbon emissions
• NRC increases oversight at Duke Energy nuclear power plant
• EIA: US steam coal sees dramatic decrease in imports
• GE to supply Jenbacher gas engines for distributed power generation projects in Pennsylvania
• V.C. Summer nuclear power plant new builds delayed a year
• Renewables, natural gas use to increase in 2015 as coal retirements begin

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