PennEnergy's Daily Power Update 12/12

Top Power Headlines
FERC approves $1.2B Duke power generation purchase Duke Energy Progress receives FERC approval for plans to purchase NCEMPA nuclear and coal generation assets …more>>
DOE offers $12.5B in advanced nuclear project funding The U.S. Department of Energy issues final $12.5 billion Advanced Nuclear Energy Projects loan guarantee solicitation …more>>
Top Power News French nuclear executive dies after leading Areva Distributed power with advanced clean coal gasification technology Facts and Forecasts: The Economic Impact of Digital Expansion Finland clears way for new nuclear power plant project Entergy to buy 1,980 MW Union Power Station GEH robot completes buried pipe inspection at Texas nuclear plant PG&E shares vision of interconnected energy grid India plans 5-fold increase in renewable energy Cornell to purchase energy from local wind power farm SCE&G marks key progress at V.C. Summer nuclear project (Video) Sensus to run AMI long range radio trial in Japan ABB completes HVDC station upgrade for Canadian interconnection Alabama Power outlines planned plant overhauls China's focus on nuclear power may include major merger WPS looks to add up to 500 MW of gas-fired power
PennEnergy Blogs and Op-Eds
Governing Energy: Requisite Variety Collective human experience has shown over millennia that the more complex the system, the more difficult it is to understand the relationships and their behaviors. Therefore, as system density increases, it acquires greater variety, that is systemic behavior becomes more uncertain. …more>>
More Than Weather Talk: Winterizing your employees Though winter brings with it joyous holiday festivities, there is nothing exciting about a high rate of employee illness absences, weather-related downtime from power outages and dangerous travel conditions due icy roads and runways. …more>>