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Friday, May 22, 2015

Power Engineering E-Newsletter 5/22

Power Engineering Newsletter | May 22, 2015

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  • DOE report evaluates possibility for wind power in all 50 states
  • Duke Energy plans to build natural gas-fired power plant in Asheville
  • More delays possible for Plant Vogtle
  • GE launches next evolution of wind energy: the Digital Wind Farm
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    Top Stories
    DOE report evaluates possibility for wind power in all 50 states
    In support of the President’s all-of-the above energy strategy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the release of Enabling Wind Power Nationwide, a report showing how the U.S. can unlock the vast potential for wind energy deployment in all 50 states—made conceivable through the next-generation of larger wind turbines.
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    Electrical cooperative pulls out of Kemper power plant deal
    The entity that procures power for many Mississippi electric cooperatives Wednesday pulled out of a deal to buy 15 percent of the $6.2 billion Kemper County power plant, blowing a hole in Mississippi Power's financing plan for the project.
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    Southern Company acquires 103-MW solar project in Georgia
    Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced its acquisition of a 103-MW solar plant from Community Energy Inc. of Georgia.
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    Solvay, Enirgi Chemicals form joint venture
    Solvay and Enirgi Chemicals have created a 50-50 joint venture to speed up the development and offering of sodium bicarbonate based products and solutions to reduce airborne emissions from power plants in North America.
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    The Week's Most Read Articles
    Consumers Energy closing second highest number of coal plants in nation
    Consumers Energy plans to retire its seven oldest coal-fired generating plants by April 2016. These plants represent 32 percent of the company’s fleet and mean that only one other energy provider in the country is retiring a larger percentage of its coal plants.
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    Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas to supply M501J gas turbines to VEPCO
    Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MHPSA) has received an order from Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) in Richmond, Virginia for the supply of three M501J gas turbines to be installed at VEPCO’s Greensville County Power Station (subject to project approval by the State Corporation Commission).
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    Exelon, Pepco Holdings to fulfill conditions from Maryland Public Service Commission merger order
    Exelon Corp. and Pepco Holdings Inc. have completed their review of the Maryland Public Service Commission’s order approving their merger and have committed to fulfill the modified, more stringent conditions and package of customer benefits imposed by the Commission.
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    Entergy continues to monitor oil leak at Indian Point nuclear power plant
    Entergy (NYSE: ETR) said it continues to monitor and mitigate any impacts from an oil leak at the 2,000-MW Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York. Indian Point Unit 3 automatically shut down May 9 following the failure of one of two main electrical transformers.
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    More Headlines
    Xcel Energy says more time needed for Clean Power Plan targets
    Canada plans to cut emissions by 30 percent by 2030
    Environmental groups, EPA settle suit over Sherco emissions
    DTE Energy partners with Domino's Farms, Ford Motor Co. to build two solar projects
    Kansas lawmakers approve bill on state power plant controls
    Board of Arizona utility OKs purchase of power plant share
    LG Chem to supply energy storage batteries to three US companies
    Sunwave Energy Efficiency selects Ideal Power for energy storage solutions
    Oklahoma Senate moves to eliminate wind tax credits
    Siemens launches new wind turbine in the U.S. with industry-leading capacity factor
    'Sunshine State' or not, Florida badly behind on solar power
    Senate panel also on board with capping NC energy mandates
    Hickenlooper rejects GOP call to ignore EPA coal rules
    Obama frames global warming as national security threat
    Duke plans to build natural gas-fired plant in Asheville
    GE launches next evolution of wind energy: the Digital Wind Farm

    Industry Trends
    Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices
    The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts. Here's a look at how prices have changed up to May 13, 2015.
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Indicators
    The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas offers a glimpse into how the markets are doing domestically and internationally.
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    EIA’s weekly coal production report
    The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending May 9.
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    Power Generation Week 2014 Post-Show Report
    It was another successful year at Power Generation Week 2014! As the world's largest power generation event, the week was spent focusing on the industry's latest innovations, technical trends, and business strategies. The event boasted over 22,000 attendees from 115 countries, and 1,400+ exhibitors. Click here to learn more about Power Generation Week and what happened in 2014!
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    From GenerationHub
    FERC letter suggests ‘safety valve,’ easing interim goals in EPA CO2 plan
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) might consider easing the “interim” carbon dioxide reduction timetable and also developing a reliability “safety valve” for the Clean Power Plan.
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    PJM evaluates expansion of gas-fired Zion Energy Center in Illinois
    Zion Energy LLC is looking to uprate the three combustion turbines at its gas-fired power plant in Illinois, said PJM Interconnection in a May 19 study on the project, which is covered by PJM queue #Y3-013.
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    Power Engineering Slideshow
    U.S. Coal Plants with the Lowest NOx Emission Rates
    The Top 5 U.S. coal-fired power plants were rated on the lowest NOx emissions.
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    Callaway Energy Center's Replacement Reactor Vessel Closure Head Project
    Progress photos of the replacement reactor vessel closure head, during fabrication, at Equipos Nucleares SA in Santander, Spain.
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