Nuclear Is Still the Lowest Cost Option, says IEA/NEA Report Nuclear costs aren't on the rise globally as has been widely thought, says a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) surveying the levelized cost of generating electricity (LCOE). The eighth edition of the… Read More
Doubling of We Energies Coal Stockpile Approved, Extra Dust Mitigation Required The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued the final construction permit this week, allowing the expansion of the coal storage facility at We Energies’ Oak Creek site, but not without some additional requirements designed to reduce fugitive dust emissions… Read More
FPL Gains Approval to Buy Coal-Fired Plant, Plans to Retire It Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) has received approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to acquire and phase out the Cedar Bay Generating Plant, a coal-fired facility located in Jacksonville, Fla. FPL has been buying power from the… Read More
OIG: Solyndra Misled DOE to Get Solar Loan Guarantees An official four-year-long investigation into the Solyndra debacle confirms that the bankrupt maker of cylindrical solar photovoltaic panels misled the Department of Energy (DOE) to get a $535 million federal loan guarantee, but it also reveals that the DOE didn't… Read More
Pilgrim’s Struggles with Unplanned Shutdowns Continue Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station outside Boston just can’t seem to shake its problems with unplanned shutdowns. The most recent one occurred on Aug. 22, when a broken air-nitrogen line caused a main steam isolation valve to close, trigging a… Read More
DOI OKs 485-MW California Solar PV Project The Department of Interior (DOI) has approved the 485-MW Blythe Mesa Solar project, a photovoltaic (PV) project that will be built in Riverside County, Calif. RRG Renewables' project will be built on 3,587 acres of private land—"primarily lands that have… Read More
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