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Great Plains Energy to Acquire Westar Energy in Deal Worth $12.2 Billion
Kansas City–based Great Plains Energy has agreed to purchase Westar Energy—Kansas’ largest electric utility—in a combined cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of about $12.2 billion. The deal was announced on May 31. When complete, Westar will become… Read More

Energy Policy Differences Between Trump and Clinton Are Black and White
The two probable major-party U.S. presidential candidates hold very different views on energy and climate. One intends to focus on expanding and developing America’s fossil-fuel industries, while the other plans to grow renewable energy and promote efficiency. Can you guess… Read More

DOE Ditches Two Major Offshore Wind Demonstration Projects
The Department of Energy (DOE) has pulled back funding for two proposed offshore wind demonstration projects spearheaded separately by Dominion Virginia Power and Principle Power, bolstering its support instead for projects it says demonstrate more progress or potential. The funding… Read More

Uranium Production Near Historic Lows as U.S. Reactors Look to Russia
Domestic uranium production is falling to levels not seen since the early 2000s, which are themselves equal to production during the dawn of the nuclear age in the 1950s. Prospects for any sort of rebound look bleak, as a joint… Read More

Proposed Rule Requires Federal Government Contractors, Vendors to Disclose Climate Risks
A new rule proposed by the Obama administration requires vendors and contractors selling goods and services to the federal government to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related risk data. The rule proposed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council… Read More

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Managing Multiple Generations Across a Smooth-Running Fleet

New Thinking on Old Safety Issues

Supporting Coal Power Plant Workers Through Plant Closures

Training the Next Generation of Electric Utility Workers

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