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Ownership Change Results in Closure of 3 Coal Units
01.02.2014 Arizona Public Services (APS) has purchased Southern California Edison’s (SCE’s) ownership share in the Four Corners Power Plant Units 4 and 5. The two units—located on Navajo land in Fruitland, N.M.—generate a combined 1,540 MW. Ownership had previously been split… |
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Wind Production Tax Credit Expires with Uncertain Impact
01.02.2014 | Sonal Patel The controversial federal production tax credit (PTC) bestowed on new wind farms of $0.023/kWh for the first 10 years of their operation expired on Tuesday, but the impact of that policy lapse isn't immediately clear. Originally enacted in 1992, the… |
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Puerto Rico Issues Energy Storage Mandate
01.02.2014 Developers of renewable energy projects in Puerto Rico must incorporate energy storage into new installations under recently approved standards. The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and the island territory's government-owned utility, Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica (AEE) on Dec. 12… |
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New EU Air Pollution Package Adopted to Slash Power Plant Emissions
01.02.2014 | Sonal Patel A new major air pollution policy package adopted by the European Union (EU) on Dec. 18 updates existing legislation to further curb air emissions from power plants. The so-called "Clean Air package" consists of a clean air program for… |
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NRC Issues Notice of Violation for San Onofre
12.30.2013 | Thomas Overton The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Dec. 24 formally issued a Notice of Violation to Southern California Edison (SCE) for failing to properly vet the design of replacement steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California. The… |
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Duke’s H.F. Lee Plant: Another One Bites the Dust
12.20.2013 | Aaron Larson Demolition specialists imploded the H.F. Lee Steam Plant stacks on Dec. 20, changing the landscape of Wayne County, N.C., forever. The 382-MW facility began commercial operation in 1951 and was retired on Sept. 15, 2012. The plant, originally known as… |
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Fracking May Cut Total Water Use From Increase in Gas-Fired Power
12.20.2013 | Thomas Overton Those enormous amounts of water used in hydraulic fracturing may not be the environmental headache they appear to be. That’s because of the downstream effects of more abundant, less expensive natural gas unlocked by the process, known as “fracking,” according… |
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New Finnish Nuclear Plant Moves Forward
12.23.2013 | Aaron Larson JSC Rusatom Overseas and Fennovoima have signed a plant supply contract to construct a nuclear plant of the AES-2006 pressurized water reactor design (Figure 1) in northern Finland, the companies announced on Dec. 21. 1. The AES-2006 is the latest… |
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Acquisition Makes Westmoreland 6th Largest Coal Producer in North America
12.27.2013 | Aaron Larson The acquisition of Sherritt International’s Prairie and Mountain coal mining operations will push Westmoreland Coal Co. well into the top 10 of North American coal producers. The purchase helps Westmoreland diversify its assets. As the oldest independent coal company in… |