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Read More Share: Video Highlights Duke pleads guilty in federal court for coal ash crimes Consumers Energy closing second highest number of coal plants Nuclear energy is key to U.S. energy future, senator says Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas to supply gas turbines to VEPCO 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 Exelon, Pepco Holdings to fulfill conditions from Maryland Public Service Commission merger order Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings Inc. have completed their review of the Maryland Public Service Commission’s order approving their merger and have committed to fulfill the modified, more stringent conditions and package of customer benefits imposed by the Commission. Read More Share: Xcel Energy says more time needed for Clean Power Plan targets The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) will cause a big shift in the country’s generating resources and will serve as an opportunity for job creation, but more time is needed to meet the plan’s goals. Read More Share: Regulators: More delays possible for Georgia nuclear plant Regulators say there's a "high probability" a nuclear plant under construction in Georgia will be delayed even longer than the three years already announced by its owners. Read More Share: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas receives order for three M501J gas turbines from Virginia Electric Power Company Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas has received an order from Virginia Electric & Power Co. (VEPCO) for the supply of three M501J gas turbines to be installed at VEPCO’s Greensville County Power Station. Read More Share: Industry News Nuclear energy is key to U.S. energy future, senator says Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said nuclear energy will be a key in the future of U.S. energy. Read More Share: Duke pleads guilty in federal court for coal ash crimes Duke Energy pleaded guilty in federal court to environmental crimes and agreed to pay $102 million in fines and restitution for illegally discharging pollution from coal-ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. Read More Share: VIDEO: Executives call for electric markets fix An executive panel at an annual nuclear conference said reforms must be made to the electric market in order to recognize the value of baseload power sources such as nuclear and coal. Read More Share: Austin Energy purchases wind power from Duke Energy Austin Energy is purchasing the power and associated renewable energy credits from the 200-MW Los Vientos III wind farm in — Starr County, Texas — under a 25-year agreement, from Duke Energy Renewables. Read More Share: More Headlines • Feds announce settlement with Honolulu over air violations • IAEA: Fukushima decommissioning efforts improved, more challenges ahead • PPL Montana VP Simonch to retire; Baker to head spinoff business • Consumers Energy closing second highest number of coal plants in nation • Ohio nuclear power plant restarts after steam leak • NextEra Energy invests $109M on 664 MW of renewable energy • Amergin Energy, NEC Energy to deploy 60 MW of grid energy storage • Environmental groups, EPA settle suit over Sherco emissions Industry Trends Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration keeps track of the daily changes to the spot prices. Power Engineering figured out the monthly averages and has the figures up to May 13, 2015. 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 May, 9. Read More Share: Whitepaper Power Gen Emergency Response Solutions To meet current safety regulations, a large and aging power facility needed to update safety shower systems throughout its integrated gasification area. While the facility had an abundance of cold potable water, each unit in the building required a tempering water system to meet specific ANSI water temperature mandates. Read More Share: Join In Send UNLIMITED delegates (employees) for one flat rate! Does your company generate electricity? Is your company a utility, muni, co-op, public power provider, on-site power producer or IPP? Does your company generate at least 1 MW of energy? If you answered YES to any of these questions then your company qualifies for the Power Generators Discount Program!* Read More Share: Add your hero to our Wall of Honor! The Wall of Honor pays tribute to military personnel around the world. It is on display at all of PennWell's North American conferences. Click to add a name or sponsor the wall. Read More Share: From GenerationHub Cheryl LaFleur addresses changes at FERC and in wider energy world There are plenty of changes taking place both at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the wider power and natural gas industry it regulates, FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur told a May 15 gathering sponsored by ICF International in Washington, D.C. Read More Share: DOE issues analysis of revamped Texas Clean Energy coal gasification project The U.S. Department of Energy on May 13 released a final supplemental analysis on the Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) of Summit Texas Clean Energy LLC, which covers some major changes to this coal gasification project, including a reduction in planned coal feed and the addition of options to fire the facility with regular natural gas. Read More Share: