Power Engineering E-Newsletter October 7

				Power Engineering |View online| October 6, 2015|Forward to a Friend Shoe Temperature Variations in Fluid Film Bearings To accurately monitor temperature fluctuations over the entire surface of a bearing shoe, sensors such as thermocouples or RTDs must be strategically installed across the babbitted surface. The sensor data can then be used to create isotherms like the one shown here. Learn how Kingsbury measures temperature patterns under various operating conditions. Welcome! Power Engineering, Renewable Energy World Name Finalists for 2015 Project of the Year Awards The winners of the Projects of the Year Awards will be announced during a gala awards banquet Monday, Dec. 7 at the KMA Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, kicking off Power Generation Week, which features POWER-GEN International. Read More Share: Video Highlights EPA Announces New, Tougher Smog Standards Georgia Power Plans to Permanently Close Company's Ash Ponds GE Hitachi, DTE Energy Advancing Nuclear Reactor Design Dominion Subsidiary Files Plans for 3 New Large-Scale Solar Projects View Now Share: From our Sponsor For Knock Out Drums, Separators, Feedwater Heaters, Sumps And Other Level Control Applications, Eclipse® GWR Technology Is Your Ace In The Hole. When process applications require best-in-class liquid and interface level control, the ECLIPSE Model 706 guided wave radar transmitter ensures accuracy, efficiency, reliability and ease of use. Top Stories Report: Exelon Reaches Deal with DC Mayor on $6.8 Billion Pepco Merger Approval on the Exelon-Pepco merger could be just around the corner as reports indicate the companies have reached a tentative agreement with the Washington D.C. mayor’s administration. Read More Share: EPA Announces New, Tougher Smog Standards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday stricter standards for ground-level ozone pollution. Read More Share: NextEra Closes Acquisitions of NatGas Pipeline Portfolio, 149-MW Wind Facility NextEra Energy Partners LP has finalized the acquisitions of NET Midstream and the 149-MW Jericho Wind Energy Center and closed $600 million of term loans, completing its financing for the acquisitions. Read More Share: Georgia Power Permanently Closing All 29 of Company's Ash Ponds Georgia Power is preparing to permanently close all 29 of the company’s ash ponds in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Coal Combustion Residual Rule and the new Effluent Limitation Guidelines. Read More Share: Industry News Dominion Subsidiary Files for Approval of 3 New Large-Scale Solar Projects in Virginia Dominion Virginia Power has filed for approval with the State Corporation Commission on three large-scale solar projects in Powhatan, Louisa and Isle of Wight counties. Read More Share: NTE Energy Closes Financing on 475-MW Ohio Plant The new 475-MW, natural gas-fired facility in Butler County, Ohio will utilize Mitsubishi’s GAC turbine in combined-cycle configuration and sell its capacity into the PJM wholesale electricity market. Read More Share: Canadian Wind Energy Provider Rebrands, Signs 1st US Contract The wind farm independent service provider will now be known as One Wind. Read More Share: GE Hitachi, DTE Energy to Advance Nuclear Reactor Design GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and DTE Energy announced plans to advance the detailed design of the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor. Read More Share: More Headlines • Westinghouse Electric Buys Nuclear Plant Safety Product Line • Safety Report Finished for Potential Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey • APS Requests Proposals for New Large-Scale Solar Plant • Calpine Acquires Champion Energy Marketing 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 Sept. 30, 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 Sept. 26, 2015. Read More Share: Join In Send UNLIMITED Delegates (Employees) for One Flat Rate! Does your company generate electricity? 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Read More Share: National Forest Service Approves Expanded Surveying Plan for Mountain Valley Pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline has received approval from the U.S. Forest Service to conduct expanded surveying in areas of the Jefferson National Forest as part of research into a potential interstate natural gas pipeline. Read More Share: Slideshows Progress at Plant Vogtle - June 2015 Georgia Power shows the progress at Plant Vogtle as of June 2015. Read More Share: US 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. Read More Share: POWER ENGINEERING SPONSORED EVENTS POWER-GEN Middle East Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 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	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 Sept. 30, 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 Sept. 26, 2015. Read More Share: