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Top Stories
	Exelon, PHI reach agreement with New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on proposed merger Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings Inc. have reached a settlement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to review the two companies’ proposed merger, which was announced on April 30, 2014. Read More Share:
	US aims to cut methane emissions by nearly half The Obama administration is putting the energy industry on notice that it intends to curb methane emissions by nearly half through regulations affecting oil and gas production. Read More Share:
	Abengoa to develop largest combined-cycle power plant in Mexico Abengoa has been chosen by Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to develop the Norte III project, a 924-MW combined-cycle power plant in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico as part of the National Investment Plan 2014-2018 recently announced by the Mexican government. Read More Share:
	Shaw Renewable acquires wind power project from Apex Clean Energy D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments LLC (DESRI) and Apex Clean Energy (Apex) announced the sale of the 300-MW Balko Wind, a wind energy project in Beaver County, Oklahoma. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Longview Power asks for more time to file bankruptcy reorganization plan Longview Power and related coal-producing companies on Dec. 31 asked their bankruptcy court to further extend their exclusive right to file a chapter 11 plan through and including Feb. 28, 2015, and to solicit votes in support of that plan out through April 30, 2015. Read More Share:
	Kemper County IGCC power plant cost increases $25mn A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows the cost of the Kemper County power project has increased by another $25 million. Read More Share:
	EPC Firms: Are they Meeting the Needs of Power Generators? In partnership with Power Engineering magazine, Flaspöhler Research Group of Kansas City performed an eye-opening survey of 64 key power generation executives to measure the utilization, performance and perceptions of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms serving the power generation industry. Thirty two EPC firms were evaluated. Read More Share:
	Exelon Generation promotes nuclear execs Exelon Nuclear has announced the promotion of Michael Pacilio to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Exelon Generation LLC; and Bryan Hanson to senior vice president, Exelon Generation, and president and chief nuclear officer of Exelon Nuclear. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• MidAmerican completes 3 more wind farms in energy project
• Hawaiian Electric may implement rolling blackouts on Oahu
• Enid Event Center now powered by 100 percent wind power
• Squirrel's wrong turn leads to Ohio power outage
• Tender open for two nuclear reactors in S. Korea
• Concrete dome completed at UAE nuclear plant project
• Burns named chairman of the NRC, will focus on safety
• TVA names new EVP, General Counsel
• Areva to perform nuclear power plant outage and maintenance services
• UK’s Heysham 1 nuclear reactor returns to service
• SheerWind to install wind power project for Tampa Electric
• North Carolina solar power project ready for construction
• Inslee pushes for cap-and-trade proposal
• Entergy: Radiation rule violation should get lower rating
• Report: Wind means more jobs, more energy for Carolinas
• Armenian nuclear power project to break ground in 2018
• Kurion robot to plug leaks at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor
• Report: Fuel cell systems to reach $57.8Bn by 2023

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 Jan. 7, 2014. Read More Share:
	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. Read More Share:
	EIA’s weekly coal production report The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending Jan. 3. Read More Share: