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Westar receives Kansas transmission route approval
The Kansas Corporation Commission has approved the route for a Westar Energy Inc. transmission project that Westar says will improve electric reliability and efficiency in central Kansas.
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Ft. Calhoun nuclear plant fueled up in anticipation of restart
The 482 MW Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska is loaded with fuel and ready to restart – if regulators allow it to do so.
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A Look Back: The 2010 Project of the Year Award Winners
In the months leading up to the 2013 Projects of the Year awards right before POWER-GEN International in November, we are taking a look back at past awards winners.
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ERCOT expects enough power for fall, winter demands
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said it expects to have enough power available to meet peak demand through the fall and winter, even if extreme weather causes it to dip into its...
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Fire at nuclear power unit leads to unusual event declaration
An unusual event was declared Sept. 2 at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona after workers found a fire in a main feed pump for Unit 2.
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Kevin Bethel named vice president, CFO of NV Energy
NV Energy announced Tuesday Kevin Bethel, currently vice president and chief accounting officer for the company, has been named vice president and chief financial officer of the company.
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Areva to perform nuclear power plant outage work
Areva signed a long-term outage services contract with PSEG Nuclear for outage and maintenance work at Salem units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek nuclear power plants, both in New Jersey.
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HECO to deactivate oil-fired power plant by 2014
Hawaiian Electric Co. said it would deactivate its oil-fired Honolulu Power Plant on January 31, 2014.
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Companies announce completion of 3 MW solar power project
Duke Energy Renewables, Integrys Solar, Canadian Solar Inc. and Community Energy Solar have completed a 3 MW solar power project in Berkley, Mass.
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OG&E, Oklahoma AG request rehearing over regional haze ruling
Oklahoma Gas and Electric and Oklahoma Attorney General have requested a rehearing before the full 10-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Plant Vogtle nuclear budget decision delayed
Georgia regulators voted to delay a decision on whether Georgia Power could increase its budget for the two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle until the first reactor is completed.
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Three N.C. coal-fired power plants to be demolished
Duke Energy said the company will begin demolishing several retired coal-fired units in North Carolina.
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Sherburne County coal-fired Unit 3 returning to service soon
Xcel Energy Inc. has told the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission that Unit 3 at the coal-fired Sherburne County Generating Station will return to service before Sept. 30.
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Dominion Virginia Power wins second U.S. offshore wind power lease auction
The U.S. Interior Department has named Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion, the winner of the second U.S. competitive lease auction for offshore wind power project sites.
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Alstom names Amy Ericson U.S. country president
Asltom has named Amy Ericson its U.S. country president.
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Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant shuts down Unit 2 reactor
The Unit 2 reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant was shut down around 5 p.m. Thursday.
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GE expands facility for wind turbine production in Brazil
GE has announced the expansion of its wind turbine production facility in Brazil.
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Rosatom, Rolls-Royce, Fortum team up to build U.K. nuclear reactors
The U.K. has not had a new nuclear build in about 20 years.
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Wind power generation reducing use of baseload capacity in Southwest Power Pool
Growing wind power generation is causing a decline in the use of baseload capacity in the Southwest Power Pool.
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