Power Engineering ENewsletter 8/25

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	Southern buying AGL Resources for about $7.93 billion Southern Co. is buying AGL Resources Inc. for approximately $7.93 billion, which would create the second-biggest utility company in the U.S. by customer base. Read More Share:
	PJM increases payments to power plants, seeks to avoid grid blackouts In an effort to avoid blackouts, PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest grid, will increase payments to power generators by 37 percent. Read More Share:
	GE's gas turbine surpasses 75 million operating hours GE said that its LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine reached a milestone of 75 million combined operating hours. Read More Share:
	Three Exelon nuclear power plants do not clear PJM auction Exelon said three of its nuclear power plants did not clear the PJM capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year. Read More Share:

Industry News Nuclear power unit's generating capacity increase delayed Kyushu Electric Power Co. said it will delay increases in output at the Sendai nuclear power plant Unit 1 after workers found issues with the cooling system. Read More Share: Natural gas-fired power project clears PJM auction PSEG Power said that its planned 540-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant cleared PJM’s Reliability Pricing Model Base Residual Auction. Read More Share: Construction on Paks nuclear power plant begins The Pakistani prime minister inaugurated construction on a 1,100-MW nuclear power plant in Pakistan expected to cost $10 billion. Read More Share: Local officials blame feds for delay in nuke dump reopening Making claims that have been drawing sharp criticism, the federal government said this week that an underground nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico can't reopen because of safety concerns and equipment setbacks. Read More Share:   Industry Trends 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 August 19 , 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 August 15. Read More Share: Video Highlights New 475-MW natural gas plant to be built in Ohio SunEdison breaks ground on 156-MW solar project in Colorado US proposes to cut methane from oil, gas by nearly half GE signs its largest battery storage deal to date View Now