March 21, 2019

Trump Administration Set to Guarantee $3.7 Billion to Finish Vogtle Nuclear Expansion
Energy Secretary Rick Perry will reportedly announce March 22 that the Trump administration will finalize $3.7 billion in loan guarantees to support completion of the Vogtle nuclear plant construction project.…

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Cyberattack Debilitates Major Aluminum and Hydropower Producer
Norsk Hydro, a major global aluminum producer that is also Norway’s third-largest producer of hydropower, has been stricken by an extensive cyberattack—reportedly ransomware—that forced its entire global network offline. The…

Gas Now Tops Coal in PJM, but Nuclear Still No. 1
A report from an independent market monitor for PJM Interconnection shows that natural gas-fired power generation topped coal-fired output in PJM in 2018, the first time that gas has topped…

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Myhrvold Pushes Advanced Nuclear at NRC Conference

Nathan Myhrvold, the long-time polymath idea man for Bill Gates, his former boss at Microsoft, on March 12 told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) annual regulatory information conference, “Energy is…

Bipartisan Senators Urge EPA to Drop Proposed Changes to Mercury Rule
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw a proposed rule that they said could “lead to the undoing” of the Obama administration’s…

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Dominion Reaches Deal to Keep Millstone Nuclear Plant Open
Dominion Energy has reached an agreement with utilities in Connecticut to keep the Millstone Power Station, the state's only nuclear power plant, in service for at least another decade. Dominion…

Westmoreland Coal Emerges from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Westmoreland Coal Co., the nation's largest independent coal producer, announced March 15 that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will operate as a new, privately held company. The…

FPL Plans to Build 1,500 MW of Solar in Next Two Years
Florida Power & Light (FPL) continues to add to its solar power portfolio, with the utility on March 13 announcing plans to build the largest community solar program in the…

POWER Notebook: ‘Coal on Way Out’, Theme Parks Embrace Renewables
The chief executive of Vistra Energy Corp. last week said coal is not likely to regain market share in the U.S. power market. Curtis Morgan, in a panel discussion March…

Renewables Provided 18% of U.S. Power Generation in 2018
Renewable generation in the U.S. has doubled over the past 10 years. In 2018, generation from solar, wind, hydro, and other renewables soared to a record 742 TWh—or 17.6% of…

How a Major Resort Owner Manages Its Power [PODCAST]
MGM Resorts International took a bold step in 2016 when it ended its energy-buying relationship with NV Energy and instead chose to purchase electricity from private providers. The company’s decision…

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