Power Engineering ENewsletter 11/06

Welcome! GE Alstom Engineers Begin Brainstorming After months of rumination, engineers at General Electric and Alstom were able to come together for the first time this week to begin piecing together a new portfolio of products for their new company – GE Power. Read More Share: Video Highlights Dynegy to Close Illinois' Wood River Coal Plant NRG Moves Forward with Plans to Shutter New York Coal Plants Areva May Sell Stake in Nuclear Reactor Business to China Hawaii's Largest Solar Project to Date Now Online View Now Share:   Top Stories Dynegy Plans 465-MW Coal-Fired Plant Closure Dynegy Inc. announced plans to retire the 465-MW Wood River coal-fired power plant in Illinois next year. Read More Share: Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Says Hawaii's Largest Solar Project Now Operational The 12-MW Anahola solar facility features 59,000 panels and during daylight hours will generate about 20 percent of the electricity used on the island of Kauai. Read More Share: NRG Energy Moves Forward with Plans to Shutter New York Coal Plants Based on an assessment by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the Western New York electrical system will not be affected if either Dunkirk or Huntley station closes, according to the New York Public Service Commission. Read More Share: EDF Picks Westinghouse to Maintain Nuclear Digital Control System Westinghouse signed a support contract with plant owner EDF Energy to maintain the high-integrity control system and primary protection system at the plant for approximately the next 45 years, or through the end of the plant’s operational life. Read More Share:   Industry News Talen Energy Buys Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants, Sells Renewable Unit The $1.175 billion MACH Gen acquisition adds three combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plants totaling more than 2,500 MW of generating capacity to Talen Energy’s fleet. Read More Share: Areva to Supply Nuclear Fuel Assemblies to Spanish Plant Spanish utility Centrales Nucleares Almaraz-Trillo (CNAT) picked Areva to supply fuel assemblies to the Trillo nuclear power plant in Spain. Read More Share: Southern, AGL Ask Maryland Regulators to OK $7.93 Billion Merger The companies jointly filed with the Maryland Public Service Commission to approve the merger. A request for approval was filed Oct. 26 with Virginia state regulators. Read More Share: NOW Inc. Announces Close of Challenger Industries Inc. Acquisition One of the largest distributors of energy and industrial products worldwide, NOW Inc. announced on Monday the close of its acquisition of Challenger Industries Inc., a leading pipe, valve and fittings supplier. Read More Share: More Headlines • New Owner of Maine Gas Plant Looks to Exit Old Contracts, Files Chapter 11 • Areva, Ukraine to Cooperate on Nuclear Safety Upgrades, Life-Cycle Extensions • NuScale Will Expand its SMR Simulation Designs • China Mulls Potential Stake, Partnership with Areva • Solar Power Developer Closes on Project Financing   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 Oct. 28, 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 Oct. 31, 2015. Read More Share:   Join In Send UNLIMITED Delegates (Employees) for a Flat Rate Does your company generate electricity? Is your company a utility, muni, co-op, public power provider, on-site power producer or IPP? Does your company generate at least 1 MW of energy? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then your company qualifies for the Power Generators Discount Program! Read More Share: Attend These Networking Events During Power Generation Week From the awards banquet to networking breakfasts and nights out on the town, rub elbows with your industry peers during POWER-GEN International and Power Generation Week Dec. 6 through 10 in Las Vegas. Read More Share: Add Your Hero to Our Wall of Honor The Wall of Honor pays tribute to military personnel around the world. It is on display at all of PennWell's North American conferences. Click to add a name or sponsor the wall. Read More Share:   From GenerationHub California Commission Staff Works on Revamped 700-MW Palmdale Project California Energy Commission staff filed a Nov. 3 report with the commission identifying potential issues and a preliminary schedule for review of a major amendment to a 2011 approval for the Palmdale Hybrid Power Project. Read More Share: AES Asks for Expedited Review of Revamped Huntington Beach Project The AES Southland Development LLC unit of AES Corp. on Oct. 27 asked the California Energy Commission for an expedited schedule, with a commission decision on May 11 of next year, related to its Sept. 9 amendment request for the Huntington Beach Energy Project. Read More Share:   Slideshow POWER-GEN International 2016: Hot Topics The world’s largest power generation event – POWER-GEN International – is in Las Vegas, Nevada Dec. 8 through 10. More than 200 speakers are being featured in more than 70 conference sessions. Here are a few of the topics they will cover. 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