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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Power Engineering Newsletter 2/17

Power Engineering Newsletter | February 17, 2015

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.
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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
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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).
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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

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