Power Engineering E-Newsletter Top Stories 9/1

Top Stories
	Exelon-Pepco: Regulators failed to see merger's 'substantial' customer benefits Despite a unanimous rejection from regulators in the nation’s capital, power companies Exelon and Pepco say they are determined to complete their proposed $6.8 million merger. Read More Share:
	MidAmerican Energy building Iowa wind farms for $900 million MidAmerican Energy says it will build its next two wind farms in northwest Iowa. Read More Share:
	Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion spending down in first half of 2015 Georgia Power said in a report that the utility estimates it will spend less on Plant Vogtle nuclear construction costs in the first half of 2015 compared to the last half of 2014. Read More Share:
	Makai Ocean Engineering connects world's largest OTEC plant to U.S. grid The world’s largest operational Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant is complete. Read More Share:

Industry News Duke Energy launching solar-generating program for South Carolina customers Duke Energy is looking to bring 53 MW of utility-scale solar capacity to the company’s South Carolina service areas by the end of 2016. Read More Share: Semprius awarded $2.9 million from ARPA-E to develop hybrid solar technology Semprius, Inc., an innovator in high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has been awarded a competitive $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Read More Share: State says Ohio oil, natural gas production at historic high The state Department of Natural Resources says historic amounts of oil and natural gas are being produced by Ohio shale wells. Read More Share: US regulators, Millstone nuke plant settle dispute The parent company of Connecticut's nuclear plant and federal regulators have reached a settlement over the plant operator's decision, without regulatory approval, to halt the use of a safety-related pump in the event of a severe accident. Read More Share: More Headlines • Canadian Solar unit sells solar power project stake to Southern • Renewable energy developer Cypress Creek Renewables building 2 utility-scale solar farms in South Carolina