POWERnews August 22, 2019
Developer Blasts Ohio Nuclear Deal, Pulls Plug on Gas Plant Project
The president of a company developing two new natural gas-fired power plants in Ohio said he is ending a project for a third plant there after lawmakers passed legislation to…
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Vistra May Close 2 GW of Illinois Coal Power By Year's End
Vistra Energy will shutter four coal-fired power plants—a total 2 GW—as required by Illinois’ recently revised Multi-Pollutant Standard (MPS) rule, but CEO Curtis Morgan noted the move was “inevitable” due…
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City Backs Deal for CCS Technology to Save New Mexico Coal Plant
The Farmington, New Mexico, city council on Aug. 15 unanimously approved a deal to transfer 95% of the ownership interest of the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) to Enchant…
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FES Will Close Mansfield Coal Plant Early

FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) said it will close the Bruce Mansfield power plant in Pennsylvania in November, two years ahead of the previously scheduled closure for the facility’s remaining coal-fired unit.…

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Power Sector CEOs Join Top Execs in Redefining Corporate Purpose
The list of 181 CEOs who earlier this week moved to publicly degrade shareholder value in a bid to redefine the “purpose of a corporation” includes several chief executives from…
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EPA’s Final Regional Haze Guidance Highlights State Discretion, Flexibility
New guidance issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Aug. 20 to help states prepare for the second implementation period of the federal regional haze program puts emphasis on…
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Group Will Build ‘First of its Kind’ Pumped-Storage Project in Dubai
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a Dh1.437 billion ($391 million) construction contract for a 250-MW hydropower project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a project considered…
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