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Coal Plants Without CCS Can Meet EPA Standards, EPRI Study Says
Certain types of coal-fired power plants are capable of meeting the 636 kg CO2/MWh emissions limit in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new source performance standards for existing plants without relying on carbon capture and storage (CCS), but doing so… Read More

Regulators and Emissions Trading Experts Tackle Intricacies of Clean Power Plan Multi-State Solutions
One of the “flexibility” measures built into the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final Clean Power Plan (CPP) is the option for states to join multi-state emissions trading programs for carbon dioxide. Panelists in a session focused on this issue at… Read More

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Three Things You Need to Know to Ace Your Cybersecurity Report Card

If there is a cybersecurity report card, how are we doing as an industry? As cybersecurity best practices continue to emerge, what are the top three things we must consider to secure industrial control systems in today's increasingly digital Power facility? We've gathered a panel of industry leaders to discuss emerging best practices, and the top three considerations for ensuring secure, safe, and compliant operations. LEARN MORE

Experts: Nuclear Power Must be Expanded to Limit Climate Change
Several experts, meeting in Washington on Nov. 6 for the White House Summit on Nuclear Energy, agreed that more nuclear power is needed if the world hopes to minimize the effects of climate change and limit the increase in average… Read More

Advisory Committee to DOE: U.S. Must Level Playing Field for Coal, Carbon Capture Technologies
The world must have carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to address climate concerns, but commercializing CCS will require a level playing field, an industry advisory council appointed by the Department of Energy (DOE) underscores in a new white paper.… Read More

Unregulated U.S. Utility Sector to See Downturn in 2016, Moody's Warns
Falling power and gas prices will impact the operating cash flows of unregulated U.S. utilities in 2016, but regulated utilities will see a more stable outlook owing to a supportive regulatory environment, Moody's Investors Service said in a new analysis… Read More

Electricity Sector Problems and Opportunities Posed by Legalized Marijuana
The final session of the annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in Austin ended on Nov. 11 on a “high note,” as outgoing president and Florida Commissioner Lisa Edgar had promised, with a panel titled… Read More

EPA's Gina McCarthy Responds to Regulators’ Clean Power Plan Questions
Comments made at the annual meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) suggest that the regulatory group and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been in regular dialog throughout the process of developing the Clean Power Plan… Read More

Dominion to Seek New License Extension For Surry Nuclear Plant
Dominion subsidiary Dominion Virginia Power on Nov. 6 became the first U.S utility to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its intent to file a second license renewal application for one of its nuclear plants. Dominion intends to… Read More

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