POWERnews August 2, 2018
EPA Will Not Revisit Obama-Era NAAQS for Ozone
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not intend to revisit national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone that the Obama administration issued in 2015, a court filing shows.  The…
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Plan in Works to Finish Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Alabama
It’s been 30 years since the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) called a halt to construction of the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama. Details of a deal to finish the…
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Death Toll Likely to Rise After Dam Failure at Laos Hydro Project

More than two dozen people have died in southeastern Laos after part of a newly built hydroelectric dam broke on July 23, flooding nearby villages. Government officials on July 25…

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Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Will Close in 2020
NextEra Energy Resources, the wholesale power generating subsidiary of Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc., announced it has struck a deal to shorten its power purchase agreement (PPA) with Alliant Energy and…
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New Cyber Threat Actor Targeting Power Sector Identified
Cybersecurity experts have identified a new activity group that they say is targeting access operations at electric utilities in the U.S., Europe, Middle East, and East Asia.  Cybersecurity firm Dragos…
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Large Solar-Plus-Storage Projects Planned Near Las Vegas
Two planned solar projects in Nevada would be the first in that state to include battery storage, part of an increasing trend toward such projects to help mitigate issues with…
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Losing Regulatory Approval Gamble, AEP Scraps $4.5B Wind Project
American Electric Power (AEP) has abandoned its mammoth $4.5 billion Wind Catcher project, one of its largest planned investments, and a key part of its strategy to tamp down carbon…
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Test Your Knowledge: Scaffold Safety
It is safe to say that every power plant in the world uses scaffolding in some way, shape, or form. It is a critical component for many maintenance activities where…
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Pattern Development Signs Power Purchase Agreements in New Mexico with Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community Power

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NYPA Tests Sensors at Niagara Plant to Alert Plants to Potential Problems, Improve Performance

Ansaldo Energia and SPIC sign Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding

Siemens builds turnkey combined cycle power plant in Herne