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Friday, December 13, 2013

Power Engineering Top Weekly News Stories 12/13

Top Stories
Mississippi regulators reject merger of Entergy, ITC Holdings
The Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced a unanimous decision Tuesday to deny a joint application request to transfer ownership and control of Entergy’s high voltage transmission system to a subsidiary of ITC Holding Corp.
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Kentucky Power to convert unit at Big Sandy Power Plant from coal-fired to natural gas
Kentucky Power will convert the 278MW Unit 1 at the Big Sandy Power Plant from a coal-fired facility to a natural gas-fired unit.
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Crystal River nuclear power plant decommissioning plan revealed
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) said it will begin decommissioning the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida in 2014, according to a plan filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Florida Public Service Commission.
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Legal protection on eagle deaths extended for wind farms
As the eagle population declines in the nation, wind energy farms are getting a pass if they accidently kill eagles.
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In Case You Missed It
Nuclear power plant in Belgium to use operator training simulator
Wood Group to perform gas-fired emissions reduction project in China
Coal production expanding in Kentucky
Westinghouse extends nuclear fuel contract in Switzerland
Dominion agrees to deliver natural gas from West Virginia to Ohio
Siemens installs gas-insulated line for world's tallest hydropower plant
Report finds renewable energy, natural gas play role in Texas market
US installs 930-MW of solar PV capacity in third quarter
AEP board names Akins as chair
SunEdison to connect more than 68 MW of new solar power in Ontario in 2013
Maryland solar project to reduce electricity costs, avoid thousands of pounds of toxic emissions
EDF Renewable Energy sells 50 stake in Texas wind energy project
Xcel receives approval to increase wind, solar capacity in Colorado
Gound broken on Mexico wind energy project
USEC ships final tons of uranium under Megatons to Megawatts program
Nuclear power uprate granted at Monticello plant
Japanese gov't to budget $970M for nuclear waste storage

The Week's Most Read Articles
Plans for third nuclear reactor at Nine Mile Point withdrawn
UniStar Nuclear Energy has withdrawn an application to build a third nuclear reactor at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in New York.
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Report: Coal plant retirements likely to impact wholesale electricity prices
With the combination of coal-fired power plant retirements and a possible increase in natural gas prices, wholesale electricity prices are expected to increase for on-peak and off-peak hours.
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Video: Removal of fuel assemblies at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Workers with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) started removing nuclear fuel assemblies from Unit 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. As of December 5, TEPCO said it has removed 44 of the 1,533 assemblies from the fuel pool.
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Kentucky AG appeals decision on Kentucky Power coal-fired plant purchase
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has appealed an October decision of the Kentucky Public Service Commission allowing Kentucky Power Co. to purchase a 50 percent share of a West Virginia coal-fired power plant.
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James E. Rogers
Duke renames Cliffside Steam Station after former CEO Jim Rogers
Duke Energy has renamed its Cliffside Steam Station in North Carolina the James E. Rogers Energy Complex after former CEO Jim Rogers.
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