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Congress Extends Production Tax Credit for 2014
In one of its last actions for the year, Congress passed a bill extending a variety of tax breaks, including the Production Tax Credit (PTC) through the end of 2014. The PTC, along with many other tax breaks in the… Read More

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Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down Due to Leak
PPL Corp. made the decision on Dec. 13 to take Unit 1 at its Susquehanna nuclear power plant offline due to a small water leak inside the plant’s reactor containment. The water leak is reported to be “well within” the… Read More

What the CROmnibus Means for the Power Sector
The omnibus continuing resolution (popularly referred to as the “CROmnibus”) passed by Congress late in the evening on Dec. 13 to keep the U.S. government running through 2015, contains a number of provisions affecting the power generation sector. DOE. Executive… Read More

Senate Confirms Honorable to Fill Vacant FERC Commissioner Slot
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Colette Honorable to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The confirmation, reached last night, makes Honorable, currently chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission since 2011 and former president of the… Read More

U.S. Slaps New Steep Tariffs on Chinese, Taiwanese Solar Firms
The U.S. on Tuesday issued a new final determination affirming that some crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) products from China and Taiwan have been sold at dumping margins of between 11% and 165%. The final determination from the Department of Commerce… Read More

Europe’s Largest Battery Storage Project Begins Operations in UK
Said to be the largest such facility in Europe, a 6-MW/10-MWh lithium-ion battery storage project in Bedfordshire northwest of London in the U.K. officially began operations on Dec. 15. The £18.7 million Smarter Network Storage project, a collaboration between S&C… Read More

Report: Utility Spending on Energy Efficiency Soars as Supportive State Policies Are Expanded
Electric utility spending and budgets for customer-funded energy efficiency programs have seen a 30% boost compared to 2010 levels and could double by 2025, thanks to expanding state policies, an updated report from the Institute for Electric Innovation (IEI) suggests.… Read More

Industrial Cybersecurity Expert: Industry Culture Must Change to Prevent Highly Destructive Cyberattack on Critical Infrastructure
Inadequate training and a culture of complacency among many owners and operators of critical infrastructure are significantly raising the risks of highly damaging cyberattack throughout the world, according to Steve Mustard, an industrial cybersecurity subject-matter expert of the International Society… Read More

Video: A Novel Phosphorus-Free Cooling Water Treatment Solution
POWER Associate Editor Aaron Larson recently interviewed LaMarr Barnes, vice president of marketing and business development for U.S. Water Services Inc. U.S. Water is a Minnesota-based integrated water treatment solutions provider that has developed a phosphorus-free cooling water treatment solution,… Read More