POWERnews January 9, 2020
Deal Announced to Close Louisiana Coal Unit
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Jan. 8 approved a plan to retire the Dolet Hills power plant, a coal-fired unit in Mansfield, Louisiana that serves part of the state.…
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PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction
PJM Interconnection will not run a base residual auction (BRA) until the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approves recalculated Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) floor prices for new and existing…
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New York Is Fertile Ground for Clean Energy
When many people are asked which state is leading the U.S. toward a renewable energy future, California is the first that comes to mind. And while California is worthy of…
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U.S. Company Has Deal with Jordan for Nuclear Technology

There have long been grand plans for developing nuclear power in the Middle East. After Iran brought the Bushehr plant online in 2011, the country talked of building another dozen or so reactors. Saudi Arabia

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Siemens-Gamesa Bags Deal for Mammoth 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Energy’s proposed 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind project—the world’s largest single offshore wind project proposed to date—will likely feature turbines supplied by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE). A Jan. 7-announced…
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Hosted by POWER and Chemical Engineering, the 4th Annual Connected Plant Conference explores the fast-paced advances in automation, data analytics, computing networks, “smart” sensors, augmented reality, digitalization, IIoT, and other technologies that companies are using to improve processes and overall business in today’s competitive environment.

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Settlement Reached in Largest U.S. Coal Ash Cleanup
Duke Energy will save about $1.5 billion in coal ash cleanup costs under a settlement between the utility and environmental and other groups announced Jan. 2 by North Carolina’s Department…
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ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition | April 14-17, 2020

Attend the ONLY event serving the power generation industry that provides real-world, actionable content and case studies year-round in print, online, and in person. It will help you do your job better, safer, and more efficiently and help better prepare your facility, your infrastructure, and you for what lies ahead. The ELECTRIC POWER conference is the best place to meet, have enlightened peer-to-peer conversations, and gain knowledge & insights on the pressing issues affecting power generation while staying current on regulations, policies, safety and best practices in an ever-changing industry. Register with code PWR100 to save $100!

Feds Back Construction of Largest U.S. Solar Farm
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Dec. 30 released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gemini solar project, a planned 7,100-acre installation outside Las Vegas, Nevada,…
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Want More? Check out these stories from POWER’s most recent issue:

Innovation Propels Nuclear Power on New Trajectory

Hydraulic Stability of Surge Tanks

Optimizing Power Plant Decisions with 5G Technology

Power from the People? A Long Way to Go

Water Chemistry: Power Plant Life and Death

Why America Must Let Go of Coal and Avoid Renewable Subsidies

Industry Press Releases
B&W Announces Key Step Toward Debt Refinancing

U.S. Department of Energy Launches Energy Storage Grand Challenge

Starwood Energy Terminates Legacy Power Purchase Agreement For Its Waste Coal Plant In West Virginia

Georgia Power issues Request for Proposals for beneficial-reuse of stored coal ash from closed ash ponds

Rockwell Automation to Acquire Avnet to Expand Cybersecurity Expertise

ACWA Power expands its geographic footprint by entering the Azerbaijan market

Solar Installations to Grow by Additional 142 GW in 2020 – Seven Times the World’s Total Solar Installations a Decade Ago
 
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