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Projects and Woman of the Year nominations now open! Visit the Power Engineering website to submit a nomination for the Projects of the Year and Woman of the Year awards! You have until Aug. 31 to nominate a coal, renewable, nuclear or natural gas project for our annual awards, or to nominate a deserving woman in the power generation industry. Read More Share: Video Highlights Duke Energy implodes coal units at retired Cape Fear power plant Longhorn Wind Project in Texas enters operations Nuclear fuel tax in Germany is legal, court says Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Tesla sign 500 MWh energy storage deal View Now Share: Top Stories Nuclear must be part of U.S. energy future Nuclear energy must continue to be an essential part of the future U.S. energy mix, but building new nuclear power plants is not a feat that can be undertaken by anyone, one industry leader said. Read More Share: EDF bid for Areva’s nuclear reactor business approved The French government approved a bid from EDF to take over Areva’s nuclear reactor business and said it would inject money into the company. Read More Share: Video: Duke Energy implodes coal units at retired Cape Fear power plant Duke Energy’s contractor imploded Cape Fear's two coal-fired units — which began operating in 1956 and 1958 — on June 4. Read More Share: Fitch cuts Mississippi Power credit rating on Kemper issues Fitch Ratings lowered its credit rating for Mississippi Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, by one notch from A- to BBB+ Friday, saying there remain "elevated risks" of financial, regulatory and construction trouble at the $6.2 billion Kemper County power plant. Read More Share: Industry News Siemens equipment orders to boost Egypt's power generation by 50% Siemens has signed contracts worth €8 billion for natural gas-fired power plants and wind power installations that will boost Egypt's power generation capacity by more than 50 percent. Read More Share: Interior secretary: Administration not turning back on coal Obama administration officials aren't "turning our backs on coal," Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said Friday during a visit to West Virginia, where the president's climate change proposals have taken heat. Read More Share: Nuclear fuel tax in Germany is legal, court says The European Union Court of Justice ruled that a nuclear fuel tax in Germany is in line with other regulations. Read More Share: PNM requests extension to file final ownership restructuring at San Juan Generating Station PNM Resources' New Mexico utility, Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM), filed a request with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission for additional time to submit final executed ownership and fuel supply agreements for San Juan Generating Station. Read More Share: More Headlines • Westinghouse to provide control rods to Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant • DTE Electric seeks renewable energy surcharge reduction • STP nuclear plant to receive training simulator upgrades • Natural gas-fired power plant in Delaware substantially completed • California lawmakers advance aggressive climate change plans • FPL, Florida International University to build solar research facility • Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Tesla sign 500 MWh energy storage deal • Longhorn Wind Project in Texas enters operations • SONGS emergency preparedness plan exemptions approved • Wartsila to power British Virgin Islands • CPV proposes Pennsylvania natural gas-fired power plant • Mississippi senators attack carbon dioxide limits • Feds recommend trimming proposed solar plant 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 June 3, 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, 30. 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 Clean air agencies wary of states opting out of EPA CO2 plan National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) Executive Director William Becker said June 5 that he is wary of states taking a “just say no” approach to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Power Plan as some have advocated. Read More Share: West Virginia PSC asked to approve deal to rescue Ambit coal plant Citing "dire" economic circumstances that could close a coal-fired power plant, American Bituminous Power Partners LP (AmBit) and power customer Monongahela Power on June 5 jointly asked the West Virginia Public Service Commission to approve an amendment to their Electric Energy Purchase Agreement (EEPA). Read More Share: Slideshow U.S. Coal Plants with the Lowest NOx Emission Rates Peabody Energy names the top U.S. coal-fired power plants with the lowest NOx emission rates. Read More Share: Progress at Plant Vogtle - May 2015 Georgia Power shows the progress at Plant Vogtle during May 2015. Read More Share: