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	Entergy: 'Difficult Decision' to Close Pilgrim Nuclear Plant The 680-MW Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts will shut down in 2019 due to poor market conditions, a decline in revenues and an increase in operational costs. Read Morehttp://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/10/pilgrim-nuclear-power-plant-to-shut-down-by-2019.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-october-16-2015&eid=288118515&bid=1206387 Share:
	3 New Utility-Scale Solar Projects Planned for New Mexico Two utility-scale projects near Roswell and a third near Deming have been announced by Southwest Public Service Co. and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, respectively. Read Morehttp://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/10/3-new-utility-scale-solar-projects-planned-for-new-mexico.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-october-16-2015&eid=288118515&bid=1206387 Share:
	Bechtel Selected for EPC Services on 1,000-MW New York Gas Project Advanced Power affiliate Cricket Valley Energy LLC has chosen Bechtel as engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for Cricket Valley Energy Center, a 1,000-MW combined-cycle project in Dover, New York. Read Morehttp://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/10/advanced-power-affiliate-selects-bechtel-for-epc-services-on-new-york-gas-project.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-october-16-2015&eid=288118515&bid=1206387 Share:
	LG&E and KU Solar Facility to Begin Construction in November Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Company have begun progress on their new E.W. Brown Generating Station, a utility-scale solar facility in Mercer County, Kentucky. Read Morehttp://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/10/lg-e-and-ku-solar-facility-to-begin-construction-in-november.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-october-16-2015&eid=288118515&bid=1206387 Share: More Headlines • PennWell Corp. Announces POWER-GEN 2015 Woman of the Year Finalists • NRG Energy Completes Sustainable Energy Installations at NFL Stadium • 2 Nuclear Power Plants in Sweden to Close Early • Florida PSC Approves Crystal River 3 Cost Recovery Settlement • Surry Nuclear Unit 1 Automatically Trips Offline • Sendai Nuclear Unit 2 to Generate Power Oct. 21 • NRC Begins Inspection at Millstone Nuclear Power Unit • Stion Announces Completion of Mississippi's 1st Utility-Scale Solar Project • Apex Clean Energy Seeks FAA Approval for Virginia Wind Farm   Industry News North Dakota Plans Suit Over Clean Power Plan North Dakota is among 16 states that will have to reduce carbon dioxide emissions the most under Environmental Protection Agency rules President Barack Obama unveiled in August. Read More Share: Michigan's Largest Utility Breaks Ground on State's Largest Community Solar Project The 3-MW project is part of the larger Solar Gardens program and will occupy 17 acres of the campus. The facility will utilize high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells manufactured by Atlanta’s Suniva, Inc. Read More Share: Calpine Buying Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant for $500 Million Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) acquired a 745-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in New Hampshire for $500 million, or $671 per kilowatt. Read More Share: 194-MW Texas Wind Project Reaches Commercial Operation Ahead of Schedule EDF Renewable Energy’s Spinning Spur 3 reached commercial operation Sept. 28 – three months ahead of schedule. Construction began in October 2014. Read More