Power Engineering Newsletter 2/17

Webcast: Emissions Control, Understanding your Options There are a number of ways to integrate control technologies to maximize emission reductions at U.S. power plants. Which strategy will work best at your plant? During this free webcast, you’ll learn about multiple control technologies and how they can best be integrated to achieve your emission-reduction goals. Read More Share: Video Highlights Mississippi Power must refund $281mn to customers for Kemper IGCC project N.J. commissioners approve Exelon-Pepco merger NRC staff recommends Watts Bar 2 license approval TVA announces gas-fired, solar power additions to energy portfolio View Now Share: From our Sponsor World-class high-speed gear drives backed by a world- class warranty. Every one of Philadelphia Gear's high speed gear drives is backed by a five-year warranty — the longest lasting, most comprehensive in the industry. Plus, our universal housing design allows us to build and ship our drives faster from our dedicated state-of-the-art testing and manufacturing center. Top Stories Mississippi Power must refund $281mn to customers for Kemper IGCC project The Mississippi Supreme Court ordered a unit of Southern Co. to refund $281 million to customers for the Kemper County integrated gasification combined-cycle power project. Read More Share: NRC staff recommends Watts Bar 2 license approval A key advisory group for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommended moving forward with an operating license for Watts Bar 2 in Tennessee. Read More Share: Combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant site approved The West Virginia Public Service Commission approved the siting certificate for a 549-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant. Read More Share: SunEdison delivers onsite solar power to AT&T facility in Texas AT&T’s material distribution facility in Lancaster, Texas, is now receiving onsite solar power from SunEdison’s (NYSE: SUNE) 677-kW ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The site utilizes 2,000 high-efficiency SunEdison solar panels. Read More Share: Industry News N.J. commissioners approve Exelon-Pepco merger The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved the merger between Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Pepco Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POM). Read More Share: Entergy: Nuke plant closing costs not covered past 60 years An Entergy Corp. official said Wednesday the company is offering no guarantees it will pay to decommission its retired Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant if the job's still not done by the end of a 60-year period. Read More Share: TVA announces gas-fired, solar power additions to energy portfolio The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors held a meeting on Feb. 12 to discuss the company’s financial and operational performance, and the addition of cleaner generating sources to TVA’s energy portfolio. Read More Share: Google signs 43 MW PPA with NextEra's Golden Hills Google has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with NextEra Energy Resources to purchase 43 MW of power from the Golden Hills wind farm, located near Livermore, Calif., as reported by North American Wind Power. Read More Share: More Headlines • North Carolina solar power project to begin construction • AWEA Report: Wind power can help U.S. meet EPA Clean Power Plan • Fifth anniversary of Vogtle loan guarantee brings scrutiny of new builds • NRC issues white finding to Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant • Quebec wind energy project gains power purchase contract • Tallgrass and AGL Resources conclude non-binding open season on proposed Prairie State Pipeline • New nuclear reactor in S.A. delayed two years • Superior Tube names Narasimhan as Nuclear Product Manager • License for proposed Fermi 3 moves forward • Japan's NRA approves two nuclear reactors for restart • Proposal tries to help wean Washington off coal-fired power • Russian nuclear reactors may be delayed • Job losses inevitable at Avon Lake NRG Energy power plant • Calvert Cliffs nuclear Unit 2 taken offline for refueling