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Friday, December 20, 2013

Power Engnineering's Weekly Wrap Up 12/20

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Governor Cuomo: Dunkirk Power Plant to converted from coal to natural gas
The Dunkirk Power Plant will convert from a 75 MW coal-fired plant to a 435 MW natural gas plant.
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Three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas sold for $685M
Direct Energy, a subsidiary of Centrica, will sell three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas to Blackstone (NYSE: BX) for $685 million in cash.
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TEPCO to shut down two more nuclear reactors at Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said it would shut down two more reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, according to the BBC.
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Patriot Coal to emerge from bankruptcy soon
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri confirmed a Plan of Reorganization for Patriot Coal Corp.
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In Case You Missed It
AREVA to invest $26.3M in nuclear power operational center
SteelRiver to create largest natural gas distribution company in Pennsylvania
Gamesa wins 50MW wind farm contract
Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant OK to restart
SunPower to supply 20 MW of solar panels
Wood Group names co-presidents for Americas region
Nalcor Energy's Muskrat Falls to connect to 5,428 MW hydroelectric facility through HVAC transmission project
PECO invests $7M in transmission project
MHI, Hitachi push back thermal power business closure date
GE, PHG commission waste materials power plant in Tennessee
Russia to invest $2.5B in country's nuclear power sector
AREVA to supply nuclear fuel to Dominion power plant
Duke Energy fined $1M for eagle deaths
EDF Renewable unit acquires Texas wind energy farm
MISO completes power grid integration
Natural gas-fired power plant in NJ strikes gas delivery deal
Former DOE leader joins board of carbon capture company
Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant incentives trigger investigation
PG&E names VP, Investor Relations
DOE prepared to extend uranium RD&D program
Cabot Oil & Gas to provide natural gas to Dominion's liquefaction project
WPS picks site for possible natural gas-fired power plant
PSEG completes Badger 1 Solar Farm

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Kentucky Power to convert unit at Big Sandy Power Plant from 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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Solar jobs in US on the rise
Solar energy jobs in the U.S. are on the rise, by 13.2 percent from 2012, according to the Solar Foundation’s newly released interactive map.
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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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Kansas county halts wind farm plans
Douglas County, Kan. commissioners postponed large-scale wind energy projects until Spring 2014, according to the Lawrence Journal World.
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DOE's grid energy storage report
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz released the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Energy Storage report to the members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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