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Coal-Fired Generation Projected to Surpass Natural Gas This Winter
Coal, the unchallenged leader in U.S. power generation for most of the past century, may regain its place at the top of the energy mix hierarchy this winter, according to projections released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The… Read More

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Canada to Allow Saskatchewan to Keep Coal Plants Running Beyond 2030
An agreement between Canada's federal government and Saskatchewan will allow the province to continue operating its coal-fired power plants beyond 2030 as long as it achieves equivalent emission-reduction outcomes. The Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and… Read More

NRC Begins “Wide-Ranging” Inspection of Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is beginning a comprehensive three-week inspection of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., as a result of the plant’s repeated performance deficiencies, the agency said in a November 28 statement. The inspection,… Read More

Arrests Made After Scaffold Collapse Kills 74 Workers at Chinese Power Plant
Nine people, including the chairman and chief engineer of the Fengcheng power plant, have been arrested following a scaffold collapse that killed 74 construction workers on November 24. The scaffold platform had been erected to facilitate work on a cooling… Read More

Illinois Nuke Bailout Bill Draws Praise, Fire
A mammoth, wide-ranging energy measure under consideration by the Illinois legislature that would provide billions of dollars in support for energy efficiency, microgrids, and—most controversially—the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plants made it out of a key committee on… Read More

Reactor Vessel Placed Inside Vogtle Unit 3
The first nuclear reactor vessel at the Plant Vogtle expansion near Augusta, Ga., has been placed inside Unit 3, marking another major milestone for the much-watched project. [caption id="attachment_98388" align="alignnone" width="625"] Plant Vogtle Unit 3 reactor vessel is prepared for… Read More

Canada to Phase Out Coal Generation by 2030, Stricter Power Plant Rules on Horizon
Canada's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change on November 21 announced regulatory actions to accelerate the phase-out of coal generation that lacks carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) across the country within the next few decades. The measures announced by Minister… Read More

Exelon’s Legislative Effort to Save Illinois Nuclear Plants Moves Forward
The latest attempt by Exelon Corp. to save two of its struggling Illinois nuclear power plants passed a critical hurdle late last week: the Future Energy Jobs Bill—known as SB 2814—was introduced in the Illinois state General Assembly, after passing… Read More

Long-Stalled New York Repowering Project Is Revived
Plans to repower NRG Energy’s coal-fired 435-MW Dunkirk power plant near Buffalo, N.Y., to natural gas that have been stalled for years owing to a legal challenge may finally be revived. NRG Energy mothballed the four-unit plant in January 2016.… Read More

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TOP PLANT: Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge, Benton County, Indiana

TOP PLANT: Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, Tonopah, Nevada

TOP PLANT: Gibe III Hydroelectric Project, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia

TOP PLANT: Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2, West Palm Beach, Florida

TOP PLANT: Tosunlar 1 Akca Plant, Saraykoy, Denizli, Turkey

TOP PLANT: Yeongheung Ocean Hydro Power Plants, Yeongheung Island, South Korea

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