Power Engineering ENewsletter Top Stories 7/20

Top Stories
	Calpine to acquire Champion Energy Marketing Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) announced today that it will purchase Champion Energy Marketing LLC, one of the nation’s leading retail electric providers, for $240 million, subject to working capital adjustments. Read More Share:
	Entergy Texas gives up on effort to buy one of Union Power’s gas units Entergy (NYSE: ETR) said July 17 that its Texas utility was giving up on plans to purchase a 495-MW natural gas generating unit at the Union Power station near El Dorado, Ark., and instead the unit will be bought by an Entergy affiliate in Louisiana. Read More Share:
	Duke begins construction on fourth major solar facility in N.C. Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has begun construction on a new solar facility at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Onslow County, N.C. The 13-megawatt (MW) project is Duke Energy's first solar facility at a military base. Covering 100 acres, the facility is the largest solar installation on a military base in North Carolina. It will be owned and operated by Duke Energy Progress and is expected to be online in 2015. Read More Share:
	SunEdison to purchase Vivint Solar for $2.2B SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE) unit TerraForm Power (Nasdaq: TERP) said it would buy Vivint Solar (NYSE: VSLR) for $2.2 billion. Read More Share:

 

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Industry News
	Mississippi Power seeking PSC approval for Kemper cost recovery move Southern (NYSE: SO) utility subsidiary Mississippi Power has asked the Mississippi Public Service Commission for interim rates, subject to refund, connected with deployment of the coal gasification power plant being developed in Kemper County, Miss. Read More Share:
	Roberson nominated for NRC commissioner position President Obama nominated Jessie Hill Roberson as a commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Read More Share:
	GE finalizes 17th HA gas turbine order General Electric (GE, NYSE: GE) has announced the 17th order of its HA gas turbine technology. The 7HA.02 gas turbine and associate clutched steam turbine will be installed at a combined-cycle power plant owned by GS Power in Anyang, Korea. Read More Share:
	Southwestern Public Service gets New Mexico staff support on 70-MW solar contracts Staff members of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission filed July 10 testimony on an April 2 application from Southwestern Public Service for approval of two long-term power contracts with two NextEra Energy Resources (NYSE: NEE) solar projects of 70 MW apiece. Read More Share:

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• GE Power & Water awarded nuclear outage services contract
• Nuclear power plant land contract signed
• L-3 Mapps to upgrade nuclear power plant simulator
• Areva to provide engineering services for UK nuclear decommissioning
• Monticello nuclear plant increases output
• Inslee struggled to pass climate bills, blames Republicans
• Kudankulam-1 granted nuclear operating license; Unit 2 construction completed
• Canada's largest wind energy facility dedicated
• Iowa's wind energy industry poised for growth
• Contract signed for China nuclear power unit project
• Talen to buy natural gas-fired generating portfolio for nearly $2 B
 

	Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts. Here's a look at how prices have changed up to July 15, 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 July 11. Read More Share: