Experts: EPA Clean Power Plan's Legal Uncertainty May Have Lasting Impact
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Clean Power Plan will certainly be challenged in court, but states and power companies must expend enormous resources developing and complying with state plans regardless of the outcome, witnesses testified on March 17 at a… Read More

Siemens and GE Ink Big Orders with Egypt
The Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm El-Sheikh resulted in some big agreements for the Egyptian government including a reported $10.5 billion deal with Siemens and a $1.7 billion order with GE. The conference was held March 13–15, 2015,… Read More

Announcement from POWER

Is Your Power Project a Winner?

Find out by nominating it for a POWER award. The 2015 categories are:

  • Plant of the Year Award
  • Reinvention Award (formerly Marmaduke Award)
  • Water Award
  • Smart Grid Award
  • Top Plants Awards (in gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable subcategories)

All nominated projects must be in commercial operation by the nomination deadline of April 30, 2015. You'll find award information, lists of former winners, and nomination forms at https://www.powermag.com/power-awards/

Ginna Reliability Deal Draws Fire
The reliability support service agreement (RSSA) that would rescue the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in western New York from an early retirement has come under fire from a group of about 60 large electricity customers—industrial, institutional, and commercial entities—who… Read More

V.C. Summer Nuclear Expansion Costs to Surge by Nearly $1B
Delays and other contested costs are expected to push the price for two new units being constructed at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station up by $980 million, a petition freshly filed by South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. (SCE&G)… Read More

IEA: For First Time in 40 Years, World Energy Sector GHG Emissions Stalled in 2014
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from the energy sector were unchanged from the preceding year—marking the first time in 40 years in which there was a halt or reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases that was not associated to an… Read More

S. Korea Points to N. Korea for Nuclear Plant Hacking
Cyberattacks on Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power's (KHNP's) computer systems last December were committed by a group of North Korean hackers, an interim South Korean investigation has concluded.  The Seoul central prosecutors office said in a March 16 statement that… Read More




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