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Register now for POWER-GEN Natural Gas! Mark your calendars for Power-Gen Natural Gas! Power-Gen Natural Gas is Aug. 18-20 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Join some of the top names in the energy industry to discuss the issues surrounding technology, operation, construction and maintenance of gas-fired power and production from unconventional hydrocarbon resources. Read More Share: Video Highlights Exelon to add natural gas-fired units to Massachusetts power plant Commission cuts solar, wind power contracts to five years Restart of Sendai nuclear power plant delayed Four solar power projects completed in Georgia View Now Share: From our Sponsor Compact Unit Offers Lube Oil Purification in Bypass Continuous solid-liquid-liquid separation improves longevity of lube oil without down time. The result is savings in lube oil and disposal costs, and less wear on bearings. Learn how this equipment can make your operation more efficient > Top Stories Gulf Power to retire two coal-fired units at Plant Smith by 2016 Gulf Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co. (NYSE: SO), announced plans to retire coal-fired generating Units 1 & 2 at the Plant Smith power plant by March 31, 2016. Read More Share: Senator: U.S. must avoid losing all nuclear power generation U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) announced a series of year-long hearings in which the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development will look into the future of nuclear power in the nation. Read More Share: Exelon to add natural gas-fired units to Massachusetts power plant Exelon Generation (NYSE: EXC) said it will add 195 MW of fast-starting electricity generation capacity to a power plant in Massachusetts. Read More Share: Principal Solar to build largest solar project east of the Rockies Located in Hope Mills, NC, the project will have a capacity of 78.5 MW, with investments expected to total approximately $173 million. Duke Energy Progress, Inc. has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy energy from the installation. Read More Share: From our Sponsor Highest g-force separation for Power Plants GEA Westfalia Separator eagleclass separators provide fuel, lube, oily water and sludge treatment options at power plants worldwide with capacities of up to 80m³ /hr per separator. Their robust design, offers savings in energy consumption and maintenance costs. Industry News Japan readies first robot to probe melted Fukushima reactor A snake-like robot designed to examine the inside of one of three melted reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant is ready to begin its expedition. Read More Share: Four solar power projects completed in Georgia The four projects are part of the Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative, in which Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co. (NYSE: SO), purchases the power generated from the projects under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Read More Share: Dominion VA Power plans 400 MW of solar power Dominion Virginia Power (NYSE: D) is planning to develop several large-scale solar power projects totaling 400 MW of electricity across Virginia. Read More Share: Restart of Sendai nuclear power plant delayed Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it would have to delay the restart of a nuclear power plant in Japan by a few months. Read More Share: More Headlines • Proposed transmission line could turn Oklahoma Panhandle into wind power superhighway • I&M plans five solar power projects • TECO amends deal to sell coal business unit • Commission cuts solar, wind power contracts to five years • WVa House passes bill letting lawmakers OK state carbon plan • Areva, EVOPRO team on nuclear, renewable energy • California formally opens large solar plant • Exercise to test Dominion plant's security procedures • Illinois power plant at center of Midwest rate fights • Nuclear power plant automatically shuts down • Dresden nuclear unit trips offline