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Halt the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Now, 26 States Urge Supreme Court
Following the D.C. Circuit's denial of motions for stay, 26 states, a number of trade associations, and a coalition of utilities have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) contentious Clean Power Plan from taking effect. Read More

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Is Your Power Project a Winner?
Find out by nominating it for a POWER award. The 2016 categories, open to projects around the world, are:

Plant of the Year Award
Reinvention Award (formerly Marmaduke Award)
Water Award
Smart Grid Award
Top Plants Awards (in gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable subcategories)

All nominated projects must be in commercial operation by the nomination deadline of April 29, 2016. You'll find award information, lists of former winners, and nomination forms at https://www.powermag.com/power-awards/

Supreme Court Revives FERC Order 745 on Demand Response
By a 6–2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on January 25 ruled that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) had authority under the Federal Power Act (FPA) to issue rules requiring equal market participation by demand response (DR) resources. Read More

Wind Energy Thrives in Europe, but It’s Not Unfettered
Recent news out of Europe shows just how important wind energy has become to the continent. Record wind power consumption, huge capacity additions, and new expansion in previously untapped offshore areas are all making headlines, but policy changes and overproduction… Read More

Senate's Failed Veto Override Leaves WOTUS Rule Intact
Congressional efforts to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) controversial rule asserting federal authority over small bodies of water were derailed on January 21. Read More

Winter Storm Wallops East Coast, Disrupts Power
The historic winter storm that buried the Eastern U.S. in snow over the weekend shut the lights off for more than a million customers from Arkansas to Massachusetts as it downed power lines and hampered operations at some power plants.… Read More

NRC Renews Licenses for Braidwood Units 1 and 2
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on January 27 that it had approved the applications for license renewal submitted by Exelon Corp. for Units 1 and 2 of the Braidwood Generating Station in Braceville, Ill. Read More

New York Launches $5B Clean Energy Fund
The New York State Public Service Commission on January 21 approved a 10-year, $5 billion Clean Energy Fund that is expected to address climate change and strengthen resiliency in the face of extreme weather. Read More

D.C. Circuit Denies Stay of Clean Power Plan
A federal court has denied the motions for stay requested by 27 states and numerous industry groups to block the Clean Power Plan from taking effect. "Petitioners have not satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending court review," the court… Read More

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Check out these stories from POWER's January 2016 issue and its sister publications:

Big Data and the Industrial Internet Meet the Power Plant

I4GEN: EPRI's Power Plant of Tomorrow Concept

Record Changes and Uncertainty Reshape the U.S. Utility Industry

Engage the Next Generation of Energy Leaders

Clean Power Plan Means Opportunities for Power Plants

THE BIG PICTURE: Future Coal Fleet

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