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Holcomb Station Coal Plant Expansion Clears Legal Hurdle
A long-planned expansion of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.’s Holcomb Station is a little closer to fruition as of March 17 with a favorable ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court. The state’s high court ruled to uphold a 2010 construction permit,… Read More

SLIDESHOW: Nuclear "Bailout" Trend Gains Traction in More States
Several U.S. states have passed, or are mulling, programs that expand state aid to financially distressed nuclear reactors in a bid to keep them open for economic and environmental reasons. Generators that operate in competitive wholesale markets are perturbed by… Read More

AES Closing Two More Ohio Coal Plants
AES subsidiary Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) confirmed on March 20 that it will close two of its coal-fired plants by 2018 because they have become uneconomic. The Ohio utility announced its intent to close the two plants in January… Read More

PJM Market Monitor Backs Lawsuit Against Illinois Nuclear Subsidies
PJM Interconnection's independent market monitor is joining the pushback—spearheaded by a trade group and several generators that operate in competitive wholesale markets—against an Illinois law that props up financially distressed nuclear plants with subsidies. Monitoring Analytics on March 16 filed… Read More

Tube Leaks Cause Latest Delay to Kemper Project
The Kemper County Energy Facility will not reach full operation by its latest mid-March deadline, project owner Southern Company subsidiary, Mississippi Power announced March 16 in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “On March 9, 2017,… Read More

Japanese Court Awards Damages to Fukushima Residents
In a ruling that stunned the nation, a district court in Japan awarded damages to 62 plaintiffs who lived near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant before the 2011 disaster, finding that plant owner Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and… Read More

Beijing’s Last Coal Power Plant Ceases Operation, Air Pollution Still a Concern
Beijing, China—a city known for its dreadful air pollution—no longer has any large coal-fired power plants adding to the problem. The Huaneng Beijing Thermal Power Plant’s final unit suspended operations on March 18, marking the end of coal-fueled generation in… Read More

Deep EPA Budget Cuts Not What Americans Want, Former EPA Heads Say
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, which cuts funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by 31%, will not be received favorably by the American people, former EPA Administrators Gina McCarthy and Carol Browner said March 17 during a call with… Read More

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Check out these stories from POWER's March 2017 issue and its sister publications:

A Comparison of ELG Compliance Options for Flue Scrubber Wastewater

Cooling Towers: Efficiency Waiting to Happen

Lowering Cost and Waste in Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater Treatment

Reclaimed Water Reduces Stress on Freshwater Supplies

Using Reclaimed Water in Power Plant Cooling Applications

The Changing of the Guard

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