Top Stories from Power Engineering 8/21

Gas industry, enviros weigh in on EPA's methane reduction plan Industry and environmental groups reacted swiftly to proposed greenhouse gas emissions regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the oil and gas industry. Read More Share: To stave off bankruptcy, PSC grants rate hike to Mississippi Power With the undisputed evidence showing that Mississippi Power "stands on the brink of bankruptcy," the Mississippi Public Service Commission on Aug. 13 granted a temporary rate hike to this Southern Co. subsidiary that allows cost recovery on the over-budget Kemper coal gasification project. Read More Share: Construction halted at Hinkley Point C nuclear power project Work has stopped at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power site in the UK after regulators say the company informed them they were halting production. Read More Share: SunEdison completes Florida solar power project SunEdison Inc. (NYSE: SUNE) completed construction of a 6-MW solar power plant that will supply power to Lakeland Electric in Florida. Read More Share:			Georgia PSC approves $169M in Plant Vogtle nuclear costs Georgia Power said the Georgia Public Service Commission verified and approved $169 million in capital and construction costs for the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion. Read More	SunEdison breaks ground on 156-MW solar project in Colorado SunEdison Inc. closed financing and begun construction on one of its largest solar power plants to date, the 156-MW Comanche Solar project in Pueblo, Colo. Read More Share:
TEPCO announces company restructuring Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said it is restructuring the company April 1, 2016. Read More Share:
Siemens awarded natural gas-fired maintenance contract in China Siemens (NYSE: SI) was awarded a 10-year service agreement for a natural gas-fired power plant in China. Read More Share:
Ontario grid to use battery storage Hecate Energy awarded a contract for ViZn Energy Systems Inc. to supply a 2-MW zinc-iron redox flow battery system to be used on the Ontario power grid. Read More Share:

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• ENEC: Local companies awarded $2.5M worth of nuclear power plant contracts
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• Solar PV projects in 12 states to get financing
• Installation of nuclear power unit's building panels begins
• Silfab Solar increases module production to 300 MW
• REC Solar and Windset Farms interconnect 1-MW solar array
• Report on Iran side deal angers Republicans
• Siemens to supply wind turbines to Australian power project
• Hongyanhe nuclear Unit 3 set to begin operations soon