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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Power Engineering E-Newsletter 6/9

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Power Engineering Newsletter | June 9, 2015

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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.
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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
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  • 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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    EIA’s weekly coal production report
    The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending May, 30.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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).
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    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.
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    Progress at Plant Vogtle - May 2015
    Georgia Power shows the progress at Plant Vogtle during May 2015.
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