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Experts: Gas Power's Expansion Riddled with Roadblocks
Even though it may dominate forecasts, natural gas–fired generation faces a troubled expansion in the U.S., according to experts from a variety of stake-holding entities—including an industry group, a utility, a generator, and a pipeline company. Challenges that have… Read More

DTE to Retire Eight Coal-Fired Units at Three Plants
Michigan utility DTE Energy announced on June 8 that it would retire a total of eight aging coal-fired units at three of its plants by 2023. The units slated for retirement are located at the 651-MW River Rouge plant, the 536-MW… Read More

Exelon Makes Good on Threat—Quad Cities and Clinton Nuclear Plants to Close
Given the lack of progress on Illinois energy legislation, Exelon Corp. announced on June 2 that it would begin taking steps to permanently shut down its Quad Cities and Clinton nuclear power plants. In a statement, the company said Clinton… Read More

Byron, Three Mile Island Nuclear Plants at Risk, Exelon Says
Fresh on the heels of its decision to finally move ahead with the long-anticipated retirements of the Quad Cities and Clinton nuclear plants in Illinois, Exelon officials told an Iowa newspaper that its Byron and Three Mile Island (TMI) plants… Read More

Governor’s Veto Intensifies Coal Ash Fight in North Carolina
North Carolina's governor has vetoed a coal ash bill backed by Duke Energy that would have reinstated the recently dissolved Coal Ash Management Commission. Senate Bill 71 (SB71), introduced in February 2015, has passed both houses. Some media sources suggest… Read More

Watts Bar Unit 2 Nuclear Plant Synchronized to Power Grid
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reached another milestone on June 3 when operators at Watts Bar Unit 2—the nation’s newest nuclear power plant and the first added to the fleet in 20 years—synchronized its generator to the power grid, generating… Read More

Vogtle Nuclear Construction Marks More Milestones
The last of six gigantic modules in the nuclear island for Unit 3 at the Vogtle AP1000 reactors under construction near Augusta, Ga., have been placed. The CA02 and CA03 modules, weighing 52 tons and 237 tons respectively, are critical… Read More

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Check out these stories from POWER's June 2016 issue and its sister publications:

Disruptive Digital Technologies Are Key to Power Industry’s Future

Executive Roundtable Addresses the New Face of the Power Industry

How the Power Industry Is Making Sense of an Environmental Quandary

Learning from the Clean Air Act’s Tragic Flaw

THE BIG PICTURE (infographic): A String of Retirements

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