29 June 2009 Monday

• Entergy Releases 2008 Sustainability Report
• NYMEX-Crude rises on Nigeria, stronger equities
• Calpine reduces Calif. Pastoria natgas unit
• Edison Mission/Chevron Calif Sunrise natgas unit back
• TransAlta Alberta Sundance 4 coal unit shut
• House Approves Obama Climate Change Bill
• Canadian Solar Announces 120MW of Recent Sales Orders
• Ontario, Canada Lauded as North American Wind Power Leader
• Vinalhaven Wind Project Ceremony
• Maine island wind project ushered in
• *Landfill to generate electricity for homes
• *Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc.: Canada's Second Largest Wind Facility Achieves Commercial Operations [197.8 MW Wolfe Island EcoPower® Centre achieved commercial operations on June 26, 2009]
• EPA proposes hourly for nitrogen dioxide

28 June 2009 Sunday

27 June 2009 Saturday

• Legislature votes to roll back Oregon tax subsidy for wind projects

26 June 2009 Friday

• Ohio Coal Producers Decry U.S. House Passage of Waxman-Markey Bill
• San Diego utility to pay $700 mln in fire claims
• House Climate Bill Lacks Necessary Transmission Reforms
• Southern Power plans large, gas-fired plant in Cleveland Co.
• Babcock & Brown Announces Sale of North American Energy Development Group
• Rhode Island law mandates renewable energy use
• Entergy Vermont Yankee reactor back at full power
• AEP sees Texas Welsh 2 coal unit back soon
• Entergy Chairman and CEO Announces Support for Climate Change Bill
• NYMEX-Crude ends lower as Wall Street dips
• US rig count up as oil prices lure back drillers
• Emera to buy power plant from Irving Oil
• FirstEnergy works on Ohio Davis-Besse reactor
• Southern Ga. Hatch 2 reactor up to 76 pct power
• NV Energy inks solar deal
• AES Calif. Redondo 7 natgas unit back

25 June 2009 Thursday

• Texas grid urges power reductions amid heatwave
• AEP sees carbon capture from coal ready by 2015
• Riverstone buys Babcock & Brown's N.A. wind business
• Riverstone commits $400mn to renewable energy projects
• NYMEX-Crude ends above $70 on RBOB rally, equities
• Brookfield Renewable Power to Commence Sales to Long Island Power Authority
• Northland Power Income Fund to Adjourn Vote on Proposed Merger With Northland Power Inc.
• Exelon Outlines for NRG Shareholders the Value Drivers of its Business
• PG&E Teams With NRG Energy and eSolar for 92 Megawatts of Solar Thermal Power [Alpine SunTower project, located near Lancaster, Calif]
• *Innergex enters into an Electricity Purchase Agreement for its Fitzsimmons Creek Hydroelectric Project
• Dayton Power & Light Seeks Bids for Renewable Energy Sources
• AES Calif. Redondo 7 natgas unit back
• AES Calif. Redondo 7 natgas unit shut
• AES Calif. Alamitos 5 natgas unit back
• AEP sees Texas Pirkey coal unit back soon
• AEP, Southern pull out of FutureGen project
• Nova Scotia Power president weighs in on biomass
• DOE Partner Begins Carbon Storage Test
• Feds send Minnesota $21 million for energy projects
• Conn. receives $15.4m in federal stimulus funding for energy projects
• Feds Fund More State Energy Programs

24 June 2009 Wednesday

• Oil dips towards $68 on large U.S. fuel stocks build
• NYMEX-Crude ends lower on dollar, product builds
• Entergy reduces Vermont Yankee reactor to fix leak
• U.S., Canada must do more in climate fight -France
• Clinton asked to keep Canada sands oil out of U.S.
• Entergy Vermont Yankee reactor cut to 41 pct power
• Entergy NY Indian Point 3 reactor back at full power\
• #PHI Names Bob Jubic Project Manager for MAPP Power Line
• Virginia eyes pollution at old plants
• Federal utilities group to begin review of CapX2020 project

23 June 2009 Tuesday

• NorthWestern Energy Responds to FERC Orders on Transmission Projects
• AESO issues RFP for Wind Power Forecasting Service in Alberta
• Power plant construction costs fall, index shows
• NYMEX-Crude seesaws on weak dollar, equities
• Brookfield Renewable Power to Sell Ontario Distribution Assets to FortisOntario
• FortisOntario to Acquire Great Lakes Power Distribution Inc.
• USPowerGen's Astoria, Gowanus and Narrows Stations Meet OSHA's Criteria for Highest Form of Safety Excellence
• B&W To Provide Environmental Control Equipment For Wyoming Power Plant
• AEP sees Texas Welsh 3 coal unit back soon
• AEP sees Texas Oklaunion coal plant back soon
• Edison Mission/Chevron Calif. Sunrise plant back
• Southern Ga. Hatch 2 reactor preparing for restart
• *Acciona Opens 123-MW Red Hills Wind Farm
• Tessera Solar North America Signs 27-MW PPA
• NTR's US solar firm signs 20-year deal
• California Utility to Finance Wind Farm With Build America Debt
• Environmental Assessment decision throws caution to the Digby Wind Power Project [Nova Scotia]
• Natural Gas Futures Decline a Fourth Day on Abundant Inventory
• *JEA power plant project moves forward. Two natural gas-powered turbines to cost $205 million [Greenland Energy Center]
• GE and MHI in deal for new generation CCGT steam turbine
• Power plant construction costs fall, index shows

22 June 2009 Monday

• Mexico warns recession could hurt climate goals
• U.S. Southeast utiliites face renewable hurdle
• NYMEX-Crude down 4 pct on dollar, economic worry
• GDF SUEZ Subsidiary Takes on New Name to Align with Parent Company
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America to Work with Southern Company to Demonstrate Technology to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generating Plants
• IIR: Carbon Capture and Sequestration Activity Heats Up for Southern Company
• Mirant Calif. Pittsburg 7 natgas unit back
• U.S. District Court Upholds Exelon's Exchange Offer to Acquire NRG
• ITC, Mitsubishi Electric Strengthen Strategic Alliance
• Southern Ga. Hatch 2 reactor starts to exit outage
• FirstEnergy Ohio Perry reactor shut
• *PGE Begins Power Generation at Biglow Canyon Wind Farm
• Utility begins using woody biomass for generation [Colorado Springs]
• FERC Accepts SPP Funding Proposal to Integrate Wind Resources

21 June 2009 Sunday

• ComEd Restoration Effort Nearly Complete with 99.9 Percent Back in Power

20 June 2009 Saturday

• NRC says six utilities have fund shortfalls
• Ameren Illinois Utilities Aiming to Complete Service Restoration Work by Tonight

19 June 2009 Friday

• Ameren Illinois Utilities Responding to New Round of Severe Weather
• AEP Texas Oklaunion coal plant shut June 19
• AEP Texas Welsh 3 coal unit shut
• Fairbanks' Aurora Energy power plant is online again
• #Oregon forces pollution cuts at PGE's coal-fired power plant

18 June 2009 Thursday

• Mirant 682-MW Pittsburg 7 unit offline in Calif.
• Expansion of Lee County's Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facility Wins Sustainable Florida Best Practices Award for Partnership
• *From Trees to Electricity: Colorado Springs Utilities Begins Using Woody Biomass to Generate Power
• Duke looks to build a nuclear power plant in Ohio
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on economic data, supply snag
• Avista Receives New 50-Year Operating License for Spokane River Hydroelectric Project
• T. Boone Pickens Statement on Surge in Estimated Natural Gas Reserves
• Western Wind Energy Corp. acquires a new project area and additional land in Tehachapi, California
• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Encourages Congress to Support Development of Recycling Technology to Turn Used Nuclear Fuel into an Asset
• Ameren Illinois Utilities Mobilize Resources to Restore Power for About 43,000 Customers in Central Illinois
• Horizon Wind Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement with AmerenUE
• Tenaska Selects Fluor as Engineering, Construction Firm for Trailblazer Energy Center in Texas
• Canada annual inflation at 15-year low in May
• PG&E Calif. Helms 2 hydro unit back
• NACEL Energy Submits Interconnection Plan to Southwestern Public Service Company
• *PGE's Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Expanding Daily
• *AmerenUE Purchases 102 Megawatts of Wind Power
• Oklahoma Gas & Electric narrows list for companies to build massive new wind farms in state
• Duke Energy, Areva teaming up on nuke project
• Mirant’s Pittsburg Unit 7 Was Shutdown
• FERC sees 20 percent peak demand cut possible by 2019

17 June 2009 Wednesday

• Vectren Receives Approval for Additional Wind Power; Initial Green Power Passes One-Year Mark
• *Governor Hoeven joins NextEra Energy Resources, Otter Tail Power Company and Minnkota Power Cooperative, to dedicate the Ashtabula Wind Energy Center
• Reactor cap delays trip through valley to Monday [Palo Verde]
• Southern Co. gets fed money for nuke project
• DOE Selects Precombustion Carbon Capture Technologies for IGCC Plants
• DOE Revives FutureGen Hopes; Project’s Capture Goals More “Realistic”
• Canada Unveils Plans for Carbon Offset System
• Western Governors Identify Renewable Energy Zones
• Superior Court Judge to Decide Constitutionality of Arizona Renewable Standard
• Exelon says fewer NRG shares tendered
• Analyst: Exelon's NRG buyout losing momentum
• AEP Texas Oklaunion coal plant back
• ADA-ES Awarded Contract for Mercury Control System
• US has only spent 1.2 pct of transportation stimulus
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on EIA draw, dollar, equities
• Exelon says fewer NRG shares tendered
• NRG Energy Believes Exelon's Weak Tender Results Show Significant Deterioration in Overall Support for Exelon Exchange Offer; NRG Continues to Create Value That Outweighs Exelon's Proposal
• AEP Texas Oklaunion coal plant back
• Exelon Generation Wins Commitments from Utilities in Pennsylvania to Supply Power Starting January 1, 2011
• PG&E Helms 2 hydro power unit out for planned work
• *Teck Resources selling one-third stake in Waneta Dam to BC Hydro for $825M
• Southern California Edison Inks Solar Thermal Deal
• Duke, Areva To Propose Nuclear Power Plant In Ohio
• Exelon Generation Wins Commitments from Utilities in Pennsylvania to Supply Power Starting January 1, 2011
• *Teck Resources selling one-third stake in Waneta Dam to BC Hydro for $825M
• Iowa moves ahead with underground energy storage [CAES]
• New Hampshire's Cap and Trade System Powers up $5.3 Million for Businesses
• Our energy, our future [BPA/PenLight cooperative]
• New Nuclear Power Plant Planned In Ohio
• Costs for closing nuclear plants
• Study Shows Trillions of Dollars in Excess Costs If U.S. Builds 100 Nuclear Reactors
• DTE Energy Chairman Says Nuclear Energy Will Play a Crucial Role in Addressing Global Climate Change
• BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New Transmission Line

16 June 2009 Tuesday

• US EPA proposed cement kiln rules opposed by industry
• PG&E Helms 2 hydro power unit out for planned work
• NYMEX-Crude oil pares gains as economic worries persist
• FPL Fla. St Lucie 2 reactor back at full power
• DTE Mich. Fermi 2 reactor back at full power
• Four firms expected to split nuclear financing: WSJ
• NV Energy & American Capital Energy Sign 20-MW PPA
• New Essar Steel cogen exceeds expectations [Ontario Canada, 70 MW cogen]
• State supports Westfield plant [Massachusetts, 400 MW gas fired generating plant on Ampad Road, Pioneer Valley Energy Center]
• *AMP-Ohio secures funds to begin work on AMPGS [1,000 MW, American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) in Meigs County on the Ohio river]
• Tritium leak isolated at Ill. power plant
• *Nevada Geothermal Power Inc.: Blue Mountain, 'Faulkner 1' Geothermal Power Plant Construction Update
• Morris tritium leak located
• Alliant, co-ops consider natural gas to replace canceled coal plant
• Challenge on energy rules goes to judge [AZ]
• Monster equipment move to shut down valley streets.  Reactor lid too tall for I-10 overpasses; detour planned through Palm Springs [Palo Verde]
• Townsend: Ontario’s phantom town [Nanticoke]
• Japan to offer loans to fund IGCC power plants

15 June 2009 Monday

• Major projects in Atlantic Canada boost economy, but government playing big role
• Lower Natural-Gas Price Leaves Coal Out in Cold
• NYMEX-Crude down on dollar's rise, economic worry
• EnCana shutting in gas wells, CEO says
• EnCana hedges 35 pct of natural gas production
• AEP to buy power solar power in Ohio
• Canada April factory sales slip to 10-year low
• PG&E Calif. Helms 1 hydro unit back
• Irish firm buys 3 Illinois wind farms
• DTE Mich. Fermi 2 reactor back in service
• Wisconsin Public Power Inc. - Strategic Analysis Review - New Company & Market Analysis
• *Pristine Power Signs Agreement With Siemens Energy

14 June 2009 Sunday

• Northwest utilities turn to nuclear, 25 years after industry collapsed

13 June 2009 Saturday

• Oncor Repairs 90 Percent of Power Outages
• U.S. Revives Coal-Fired Power Plant

12 June 2009 Friday

• TransAlta coal power plant faces heat from Sierra Club
• Monroe Power Plant begins emissions curbs
• Major Data Firm Drops Plan for S. Ariz. Site Amid Power Concerns
• FACTB0X-U.S. states with renewable power targets
• Platts Survey: May OPEC Oil Output Rose to 28.39 Million Barrels Per Day
• NYMEX-Crude ends lower on dollar, profit-taking
• Iberdrola wins $160 million Mexican contract
• Successful Power Uprate at One Exelon Plant Begins Eight-Year Expansion Equal to a New Nuclear Station
• NRG, eSolar Plan 92MW Solar Thermal Project in New Mexico
• FutureGen Coal Power Plant Revived
• *New Obermeyer Weir near Cobalt, Ontario officially in service.

11 June 2009 Thursday

• LPPC voices transmission policy views to Obama administration
• Fitch: U.S. Coal Producers: Weaker Demand but Resilient Cash Flows
• ACCCE Factuality Tour Highlights WE Energies Pleasant Prairie Power Plant
• NYMEX-Crude ends above $72 on dollar, economic hopes
• TransCanada to keep majority stake in Alaska line
• Constellation Energy Appeals Maryland Public Service Commission Finding
• NRG Energy, eSolar to develop solar plant
• *Sithe Global Power, LLC, 80% Owned by The Blackstone Group, Announces the Beginning of Commercial Operation for the Goreway Station, 880MW Power Generating Facility in Brampton, Ontario
• SNC-Lavalin Group (TSX:SNC) says the C$942 million Goreway power plant near Toronto the company built is commercially producing power for the Ontario electricity grid
• *North America's Largest Nuclear Power Facility, Bruce Power, Selects Triple Point for Energy Trading and Risk Management
• Daimler Trucks North America Introduces Natural Gas Powered Vehicle With Cummins Westport Engine
• IEA sees start of recovery in oil demand
• IIR: Ontario Developers Proposing More Than 10,900 Megawatts to Replace Coal-Fired Power by 2014
• Bruce Ontario Bruce 5 reactor back
• Suzlon slashes jobs at U.S. plant as orders fall

10 June 2009 Wednesday

• Construction to begin on BPA transmission line
• PG&E Helms 1 hydro unit offline in unplanned outage
• SDG&E to Launch Annual Solicitations for Renewable and Conventional Energy Resources
• Implicit Monitoring Solutions Links Radio Service to Natural Gas Prices
• AEHI's Nuclear Plant Rezone Results Expected June 15th; Back-Up Plans Ready
• Shuttered Nevada Mohave coal plant to be dismanted
• Beacon Power Awarded $2 Million to Support Deployment of Flywheel Plant in New York
• EIA forecast sees electricity demand slump through 2009
• National Grid plans $1B investment upstate

09 June 2009 Tuesday

• NYMEX-Crude hits 7-month high post-settlement on APIs
• AmerenEnergy Generating's Hutsonville Plant Completes Seven Years With Zero Lost Time Accidents
• Entergy planning to limit Vt Yankee reactor output

08 June 2009 Monday

• Oregon LNG Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Oregon on CO2 Mitigation, Plant Retirement and Emergency Preparedness
• US government approves Cheniere LNG export plans
• Duke Energy Reaches Agreement with Key Groups on Modernizing Indiana Electric Grid
• NYMEX-Crude lower on stronger dollar
• Progress NC Brunswick 2 reactor back at full power
• Exelon Ill. Byron 1 reactor back at full power
• Entergy NY Indian Point reactor up to 56 pct power
• Miss gov.: Carbon, energy taxes could stunt growth
• Duke Energy Reaches Agreement with Key Groups on Modernizing Indiana Electric Grid
• IIR: Mountaineer CCS Project on Time and on Budget for October Start-Up
• Consumers: New coal plant needed
• Senate committee completing work on energy bill
• PSC still silent on whether it will rule Constellation Energy-EDF Group deal
• Entergy planning to limit Vt Yankee reactor output
• Entergy NY Indian Point reactor up to 56 pct power

07 June 2009 Sunday

• Coal power plant remains on track

06 June 2009 Saturday

05 June 2009 Friday

• *PG&E Purchases More Solar Power to Serve California Customers [AV Solar Ranch 1 LLC, NextLight 230 MW PV, estimated 29.4% CF, located in Antelope Valley CA, begin deliveries 2011, full COD= 2013]
• Tampa Electric Files Request with the Florida Public Service Commission to Increase Its Energy-Efficiency Efforts by 70 Percent over the Next 10 Years
• New IRS $1,500 Tax Credit for 75-Percent-Efficient Biomass-Burning Stoves Expected to Create Jobs "That Grow on Trees!"
• Allegheny Power Completes Second Auction for Post-2010 Electricity Supply in Pennsylvania
• Exelon Ill. Byron 1 reactor slips to 90 pct power
• Entergy units complete 3 major projects.  Entergy units complete 3 major transmission projects in southeastern Louisiana
• Plutonic and GE agree to buy wind farm
• Duke Energy exec: Lee nuclear project hinges on change in N.C. law
• Portland's new Web site should spark the area’s booming solar business
• Xcel Energy expands NextEra wind-power agreement
• ATC powers up central Wisconsin electric line
• NY Mohawks to vote on creating electric utility

04 June 2009 Thursday

• U.S. lawmakers seek more nuclear power in bill
• PSE to Make Major Enhancements at Snoqualmie Falls Hydro Project
• Entergy completes $100 mln in La. grid projects
• Canadian Hydropower Association and Species At Risk Act
• TVA To Construct $820 Million Natural Gas Power Plant At Tennessee
• Texas lawmakers pass clean coal bills
• Vogtle nuclear power license extended to 2049
• Power co-op looks to grow 'green' power

03 June 2009 Wednesday

• NYMEX-Crude drops below $66 on stock build, dollar
• Russia signs fourth U.S. uranium deal with Exelon
• NRC renews Southern Ga. Vogtle reactors licenses
• ND regulators seek change in federal rules on wind power cost sharing
• Energy Northwest considers more nuclear power

02 June 2009 Tuesday

• Rethinking New Transmission For Renewables
• NYMEX-Crude dips after six-day rally, awaits data
• Calpine Calif. Pastoria natgas unit back
• Exelon Ill. Quad Cities 1 reactor up to 86 pct power
• Maritime Electric Chooses SUBNET Solutions for Substation Pilot Project
• FMPA Builds Natural Gas-Fueled Generating Unit At Its Cane Island Power Plant
• *Duke Energy ordered to shut three coal fired units

01 June 2009 Monday

• Idaho Power's Langley Gulch Power Plant Challenged
• Berkshire divests Constellation Energy stake
• Wisconsin Power and Light Closes on Purchase of the Neenah Energy Facility
• Entergy NY Indian Pt 3 reactor shut over weekend
• Georgia Power Launches Solar Research Project
• Prairie Wind Transmission, ITC Great Plains Reach Agreement on Construction of Extra-High Capacity Transmission Lines
• PG&E sees Calif. Gateway natgas unit back Tuesday
• What is thin-film solar power?
• AEHI Nuclear Plant Rezone May Be Decided June 8th [Idaho]
• Iberdrola says to sell 10 pct of Gamesa
• Oil falls after 3-percent jump, holds above $68
• NYMEX-Crude rises on economic data, weaker dollar [July crude CLN9 at $67.85 a barrel, trading from $66.23 to $68.29]
• Puget Sound Energy's Updated Long-Range Energy Strategy Stays Focused on Energy Efficiency, Wind Power, and Natural Gas
• Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) Announces Call-for-Abstracts for Its 20th National Conference & Expo
• AEP Issues RFP for 1,100 Megawatts of Renewable Energy Resources
• *Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. Announces Early Completion Date October 2009 for Blue Mountain 'Faulkner 1' 49.5 MW Geothermal Power Plant
• Edison/Chevron shuts Calif. Sunrise natgas unit
• Calpine Calif. Los Medanos natgas unit back
• PG&E shuts Calif. Gateway natgas unit
• PG&E sees Calif. Gateway natgas unit back Tuesday
• PG&E Calif Gas unit warns on high natgas inventory
• APS Ariz. Palo Verde 3 reactor back at full power
• Exelon Ill. Quad Cities 1 reactor exits outage
• FPL Fla. Turkey Point 4 reactor back at full power
• Constellation NY Ginna reactor back at full power
• *enXco Closes Financing on Wapsipinicon Wind Project [100.5 MW wind farm, consisting of 67 GE 1.5 MW turbines, commenced in April of last year, with commissioned December 2008. Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency 20-yr power purchase. located in Mower County, Minnesota, operated by enXco Service Corp]
• *NRG Energy, United Illuminating Officially Break Ground on GenConn's New 200 Megawatt Peaking Power Plant in Milford, Connecticut
• The Heat Is On When It Comes to Building Coal-Fired Power Plants [Kansas]
• GE and Plutonic Power Considering Acquisition of Largest Wind Project in British Columbia
• #Duke ordered to close coal-fired units at Ind. plant
• Wisconsin utility purchases 300 megawatt natural gas facility []
• WPL closes deal for 300 MW natural gas peaker
• Progress Energy brings new unit on line [Wayne County Energy Complex near Goldsboro. combustion-turbine unit, like four others at the site, fueled by either natural gas or low-sulfur oil]
• Entergy Corp. idles nuclear plant in New York [Indian Point 3]
• Natural Gas Gains Most Since March as Demand to Strengthen
• Buffett’s MidAmerican May Acquire Wind Farms From FPL
• MidAmerican Energy could buy FPL's assets: Bloomberg

31 May 2009 Sunday

• Quad Cities nuclear power plant back in service after repairs

30 May 2009 Saturday

• MEA moves ahead with Eklutna gas plant
• Power addition: El Paso Electric's Newman Power Generating Station

29 May 2009 Friday

• PPL Agrees to Sell Long Island Generation Business to J-POWER USA
• PPL to sell Long Island plants to Japan's J-Power
• Texas bills to end Entergy unit retail transition
• TANC Transmission Project Public Scoping Comment Period Extended
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on economic optimism, dollar
• SCE&G Files for Rate Adjustment Under Base Load Review Act
• FPL Wisc. Point Beach 1 reactor back at full power
• Ratepayers Shouldn't Be Hard Hit By Refurbishment Delay [Lepreau, New Brunswick]
• LS Power to build 780-MW Minnesota gas-fired plant
• TVA appeals deadline for plant emissions cleanup

28 May 2009 Thursday

• Oil dips below $65 after jump on stocks data
• *Juhl Wind Announces Startup of a New Wind Farm Project Under Development - Delafield Wind Farm in Jackson County, MN
• Duke Energy Invests in 'GreenTrees' to Generate Carbon Offsets from the Planting of 1 Million Trees
• Electric Utilities Rise to Meet Solar Call-to-Action
• PGE Ranks Among Highest in Nation in Solar Power Generation
• NASA Researchers on Concept to Harness Power of Ocean Energy

27 May 2009 Wednesday

• Oil falls on economic concerns, eyes OPEC meeting
• FPL, NASA Celebrate New Solar Array at Kennedy Space Center
• Energy Northwest's Nuclear Power Plant in Richland Halfway Through Refueling Outage
• EPRI joins launch of National Carbon Capture Center

26 May 2009 Tuesday

• Capacitor Bank Project Improves Power Delivery to New York City
• PowerAdvocate Receives DOE Stimulus Funding Award to Accelerate Wind Power Development
• Economic Slump Impacts Closure Of OPGI’s Coal-Fired Units
• FERC Approves Funding Plan for Major International Transmission Project
• Mexico's Pemex ask for larger budget on peso fall
• Crude dips, but consumer confidence supports
• Russia signs $1bln uranium deals with US companies
• Russia to sell uranium directly to U.S. utilities
• Russia breaks "wall" into U.S. nuclear market
• PG&E Calif. Helms 3 hydro unit back
• Dynegy Calif. Moss Landing 2 & 6 natgas units back
• Calpine Calif. Los Medanos natgas unit back
• Calpine shuts Calif. Delta natgas unit
• AEP to work on Texas Pirkey coal unit into June
• PG&E Calif. Diablo Canyon 2 reactor back at full
• U.S. Geothermal's Neal Hot Springs Oregon Project Selected for Department of Energy Loan Program
• FPL Wisc. Point Beach 1 reactor cut to 55 pct
• Exelon Ill. LaSalle 1 reactor exits outage
• Duke SC Oconee 3 reactor exits outage
• Southern Ga. Hatch 1 & 2 reactors exit outages
• FirstEnergy Pa. Beaver Valley 1 reactor back at full
• Duke Energy building "last two" coal plants-CEO []
• Regulators: Idaho Power must sell energy credits Idaho Power must sell energy credits to benefit customers; regulators reverse original order
• Xcel Energy Presentation at Macquarie Global Infrastructure Conference to Be Webcast Live
• Exelon Ill. Quad Cities 1 reactor shut
• *Construction underway at Crane Creek Wind Farm

25 May 2009 Monday

• New Energy Bill Divides Industry
• US won't speed up emissions cuts
• Contracting economy sparks BPA expansion
• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy earns Ecomagination approval for ABWR

24 May 2009 Sunday

23 May 2009 Saturday

• Ontario Power Generation confirms Niagara tunnel cost surge to $1.6B

22 May 2009 Friday

• *Otter Tail Power Company to Build Wind Farm in 2009
• *Dynegy looks to sell coal-plant stakes this year [665 MW Plum Point in Arkansas and  898 MW Sandy Creek in Texas]
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on pre-holiday short-covering
• OPEC set to keep output steady after oil price rise
• PG&E Calif Gas unit warns on high natgas inventory
• Exelon Presents its 2008 Sustainability Report
• Starwood Energy Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Arizona Public Service Co.; To Build the World's Largest Dispatchable Solar Plant with Lockheed Martin
• Canadian oil industry costs seen tumbling in '09
• More weather delays on Rockies Express natgas line
• Detroit Edison Seeks Information on Wind Energy Projects
• GLOBAL MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-Demanding concrete evidence of revival
• OPG/TransCanada Ontario Portlands natgas plant shut
• Entergy Mass. Pilgrim reactor up to 98 pct
• Penelec Union Elects To Strike; Company Has Adequate Resources Available To Serve Customers [FirstEnergy]
• TransAlta Alberta Sundance 4 coal unit back
• Metropolitan Begins Generating Solar Power at Skinner Plant Ten-Acre Solar Field at Southwest Riverside County Water Treatment Plant is Part of Larger Proposal Aimed at Producing 10 Megawatts of Sun-Generated Power by 2014 [Metropolitan Water District of Southern California]
• Xcel Minn. Prairie Isle 1 reactor exits outage
• Exelon Ill. LaSalle 1 reactor shut due transformer
• Duke investigates SC Oconee 3 reactor shutdown
• Southern Ga. Hatch 1 reactor starts to exit outage
• FirstEnergy Pa. Beaver Valley 1 reactor exits refuel
• DEQ seeks more pollution data on gas-fired plant\
• University of Idaho opens New POWER Center to train engineers of the future

21 May 2009 Thursday

• #FERC transmission planning meetings to focus on interregional challenges
• Beaver Valley Power Station Returns to Service
• #FERC approves Quebec-New England power line plan
• #Northeast Utilities and NSTAR Receive Favorable FERC Ruling on Proposed Quebec / New England Energy Project
• PG&E Calif Gas unit warns on high natgas inventory
• A Platts Data Analysis Shows China's April Oil Demand Jumps for First Time in Six Months
• VIDEO from Medialink and Siemens: Greener Power Plants
• New Agreement to Ensure the Reliability of the Bulk Power System in Québec\
• New Energy Researchers to Coat Glass Windows with World’s Tiniest Working Solar Cells which Generate Electricity
• FERC staff: Power prices down sharply, natural gas increasingly competitive with coal in Southeast, PJM
• Weak economy helps New York avoid power problems
• Oil steady, off 6-month peak on weak U.S. data
• Oil falls from 6-month peak as jobs, Fed data weigh
• #Exelon Receives FERC Approval for Proposed NRG Acquisition
• El Paso's Tennessee Gas line issues shipper alert
• Voluntary Carbon Markets Double in Size and Value in 2008, Report Authors of New Earthscan Book
• *Duke Energy Announces Acquisition of Its First Wind Farm in Eastern U.S. [North Allegheny Windpower Project, 70 MW, Blair and Cambria counties Pennsylvania, 95 miles east of Pittsburgh, 35x Gamesa 2 MW WT]
• Duke buys Pennsylvania wind project
• Waste Management and InEnTec Create Joint Venture to Develop and Operate Plasma Gasification Facilities
• Duke S.C. Oconee 3 reactor exits refuel
• Southern Company to Demonstrate Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Electric Generating Plant
• 4 back out of coal-fired plant
• Will I-Drive solar panels help power a revolution in Florida?
• Southern Company to Demonstrate Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Electric Generating Plant
• Alabama Power plant to test carbon capture
• Southern to test MHI carbon capture technology
• Lawmakers bar nuclear from renewable energy bill
• Electric line from Canada wins approval
• Surplus of wind energy sparks utilities board fight\
• Duke S.C. Oconee 3 reactor exits refuel

20 May 2009 Wednesday

• Calgon Carbon Awarded $25 Million Contract for Mercury Removal
• DWR Raises SWP Deliveries to 40 Percent
• Jackson EMC pulls out of coal plant group
• *Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. Construction Progress Report for Blue Mountain 'Faulkner 1' Geothermal Power Plant
• Oregon power companies divided over pollution plan
• New Agreement to Ensure the Reliability of the Bulk Power System in Quebec
• LIPA: National Grid 'in default' of $2B contract
• Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency Regulation Approved for New York Power Grid
• Con Edison spending $1.5 billion for transmission upgrades
• The Moose Cree First Nation ratifies agreement with OPG that resolves past impacts on the Moose Cree First Nation and establishes the foundation for a positive relationship between the Moose Cree First Nation and OPG
• Entergy is ramping up reactor in Massachusetts
• Environmental Improvements at Westar Energy's Lawrence Energy Center to Further Reduce Emissions
• Oil pushes above $62 on U.S. inventory data
• TransAlta speeds Sundance 3 maintenance, profit cut
• Entergy Mass. Pilgrim reactor exits refuel
• NYMEX-Crude gains more on big EIA oil, mogas draws
• FirstEnergy Ohio Perry reactor up to 82 pct
• PSEG NJ Hope Creek reactor back at full power
• Tipping Point For Data Centers.  They continue to be massive energy hogs. This must stop.
• Knob Hill Wind Farm Gets Extension for Environmental Approval  [Sea Breeze Power Corp, 99 MW project near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island]
• Nuclear power use growing globally
• Utica College and Faxton-St. Luke's look to co-generation power plant to curb energy costs
• *Xcel fires up two new units at Fort St. Vrain
• Duke wins four of six in in EPA power plant lawsuit

19 May 2009 Tuesday

• Mississippi reopened after towboat collision
• Xcel Energy boosts power of Colorado plant.  Xcel Energy boosts capacity of Fort St. Vrain power plant in Colorado
• Expert: Nuke plant's dismantling costs may be low
• NPPD seeks proposals for small-scale renewable energy projects
• Harper Government Launches $1-Billion Clean Energy Fund, Invests in New Technology, Creates Jobs [Canada]
• Government of Canada Supports Aboriginal Involvement in Green Energy Projects in British Columbia
• New Report From Top Military Leaders Finds Current US Energy Policy Poses Serious Threat to National Security.  Study Finds Fossil Fuels & National Grid Threaten Military, Economic, Climate Security
• Power grid planners face tough task [Vermont]
• Sempra Mexico Termoelectrica natgas unit back
• PG&E reduces Calif. Diablo Canyon 2 reactor to 48 pct
• Xcel sees Texas Tolk 2 coal unit back soon
• GE Global Research Selected as Key Center to Help Drive U.S. Path to Energy Independence
• Entergy Mass. Pilgrim reactor starts to exit refuel
• NRG Energy's CEO, David Crane, Applauds the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 as an Important Step to an Environmentally Sustainable Energy Future
• Xcel looks into Prairie Island 1 reactor shutdown
• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Ecomagination Approval Earned for Advanced Boiling Water Reactor
• PSEG NJ Hope Creek reactor exits outage
• PJM Reinforces MAAP Need; Adds Year to Schedule PHI Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway In-Service Date Now 2014
• "Green" power producers gets Canada election lift
• Golden eagle killed by Wash. wind turbines
• Four EMCs pull out of proposed Middle Georgia power plant

18 May 2009 Monday

• Unplanned shutdown of NRU reactor extended
• CME says trading pits integration at NYMEX complete
• MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Opposes Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill
• Progress Energy Chairman and CEO Bill Johnson Provides Statement on Evolving Climate and Energy Bill
• NRG Energy's CEO, David Crane, Applauds the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 as an Important Step to an Environmentally Sustainable Energy Future
• NREL Releases Analysis of Renewable Electricity Standards
• Climate bill to be marked up this week
• PSEG shuts NJ Hope Creek reactor
• Constellation reduces Ginna reactor to half power
• FirstEnergy Ohio Perry reactor up to 60 pct power
• Xcel Minn. Monticello reactor up to 92 pct power
• Dominion Surry 1 reactor back at full power
• PPL Pa Susquehanna 2 reactor exits refuel
• Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Service After Scheduled Refueling and Maintenance Outage
• California ISO Okays First Location-Constrained Transmission Project
• Energy Officials Face Questions on Northern California Transmission Line Plan
• Nuclear Power: Low Cost, Small Carbon Footprint, Huge Risks [OR]
• Energy Outlook Bright for Summer 2009 [CAiso]
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on Nigeria unrest, Sunoco fire
• Offshore Wind Energy Innovators Initiate Strategic Partnership
• Sempra shuts Mexico Termoelectrica natgas unit
• Statement by FPL Group Chairman and CEO Lew Hay on Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill
• GE Energy Calls for Acceleration of Smart Grid Standards
• Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Service After Scheduled Refueling and Maintenance Outage

17 May 2009 Sunday

• Power plant named after retiring LES Administrator [Salt Valley becomes Terry Bundy generating station]
• Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Fund North America Now Independent as SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund Following Buyout From Babcock & Brown.
• Constellation Energy Applauds Proposed Climate Change Legislation as a Promising First Step in Promoting Greater Investment in Renewable Technology, Energy Efficiency and New Nuclear

16 May 2009 Saturday

15 May 2009 Friday

• Entergy CEO Issues Statement Supporting Federal Investment to Accelerate Deployment of Carbon Capture, Sequestration Technology
• National Grid Welcomes Progress on Climate Change Bill, Carbon Emission Allowances Brings Responsibility
• Exelon CEO Urges Action on Sensible Climate Legislation This Year Despite Current Economic Uncertainty
• Cutting-Edge Plug-In Hybrid American Premium Sports Car to Be Unveiled in San Jose
• So Cal Ed dumps controversial power line in Arizona
• PJM Clears the 2012/2013 RPM Forward Capacity Auction
• FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities File New Generation Rates
• NY wants to install 100 MW of solar power
• DOE narrows list of nuclear project favorites
• Ontario Energy Board proposes changes to improve timeliness to connect renewable generation projects to the grid
• Arizona Public Service Palo Verde 3 return delayed
• NYMEX-Crude slips more as demand worries persist
• PATH Seeks Authorization in West Virginia for New Transmission Line
• W.Va. approval sought for multistate power line
• AECL to get Ontario nuclear power project
• Entergy shuts NY Indian Point 3 reactor
• FPL Fla. Turkey Point 3 reactor up to 94 pct power
• Southern California Edison Will Not Seek License To Construct Transmission Line in Arizona at This Time
• N.C. judge allows hearing on Duke Energy’s Cliffside permit
• Xcel, Tri-State to partner on $180M Colorado transmission line
• Plutonic Power Welcomes Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Federal Panel Review Process for Proposed Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project
• Boulder City moves forward with lease plan for power plant [geothermal]

14 May 2009 Thursday

• Southern Illinois to Be Reenergized Tonight As Ameren Illinois Utilities Complete Massive Restoration Project
• FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Secure Two-Year Generation Supply
• New York says will have enough power this summer
• Fluor Forms Renewable Energy Business Line
• California says will meet lower summer power demand
• NYMEX-Crude slips on weaker IEA demand view
• First of its Kind Poop to Power Facility Begins Operation [Florida]
• SCE Calif. Mountainview 3 natgas unit back
• AEP sees Texas Oklaunion coal unit back soon
• Ontario Energy Board Approves Hydro One application for adjustments to Uniform Transmission Rate Schedule
• Senate Transmission Bill Will Help Modernize Grid
• Berkshire sells 2.4M more Constellation shares
• URS gets contract for new Texas nuclear project  [GE Hitachi 1350 MW ABWR, Victoria County TX]
• Stimulus money to fund ORNL, UT Solar Institute
• State gives tentative OK to electricity plant [Montana]
• Despite high cost, PSC giving green light to NorthWestern's new gas-fired power plant
• *Starwood Energy builds Calif. power plant [four Pratt & Whitney FT8-3 turbines, 116 MW NG-fired Starwood Midway power plant  by Starwood Energy Group Global LLC. completed]
• New unit ready to go online.  AEP's $450 million project extends Conesville Generating Station's life expectancy by 30 years
• DOE Report Assesses Potential for Carbon Dioxide Storage Beneath Federal Lands

13 May 2009 Wednesday

• BPA to Purchase $9.5 Million of Aluminum Transmission Cable from Local Oregon Supplier
• U.S. power utilities hail carbon bill compromises
• Dominion Va. Surry 1 reactor up to 70 pct
• Xcel Minn. Monticello reactor up to 55 pct
• PSC delays power plant conversion [Entergy]
• Dominion’s 799 MW Unit 1 At Surry Nuclear Power Station Increases Up To 70% Power
• Survey: New generation a near-term priority
• Iberdrola Renewables, BWEC Ground-Breaking Bat Study Shows More Than 70 Percent Reduction in Bat Mortality
• OPG completes the project financing for the Upper Mattagami and Montreal River projects.

12 May 2009 Tuesday

• So California Edison Mountainview 3 unit offline
• Platts Survey: April OPEC Oil Output Rose to 28.09 Mil. Barrels Per Day
• Dominion Va. Surry 1 reactor exits refuel
• Progress NC Harris reactor back to full power
• FirstEnergy Ohio Perry reactor starts to exit refuel
• Carbon capture project posts 'encouraging' results
• Alberta to Study New Technologies for Electricity Transmission
• *CWLP flips on new power plant [200 MW coal-fired Dallman 4, City Water, Light and Power, start-up fuel= NG]
• Nuclear power needs 10-15 years of preparation — Reyes
• Swine Flu Is as Severe as Pandemic Virus in 1957, Study Shows

11 May 2009 Monday

• NYMEX-Crude ends lower as Wall St dips, dollar up
• SCE Calif. Mountainview 3 natgas unit back
• NYMEX-Crude down as Wall St. dips, dollar rebounds
• Calpine reduces output at Calif. Delta natgas unit
• Dominion Va. Surry 1 reactor starts to exit refuel
• Schneider Power to Acquire Grand Valley Wind Farms
• California AES Alamitos 5 natgas plant offline
• Ameren Illinois Utilities Send More Resources to Southern Illinois, 1,900 Field, Support Staff Working to Turn Lights Back On
• Dynegy shuts Calif. Moss Landing 2 natgas unit
• PG&E Calif. Helms 1 & 2 hydro units back
• Southern Ga. Hatch 1 reactor shut
• FPL Fla. Turkey Pt 3 reactor exits refuel
• Progress NC Harris reactor exits refuel
• Southern Ala. Farley 1 reactor up to 79 pct
• *AAER signs a turbine supply agreement with Mont Louis Wind L.P. for delivery of 61 A-1650 wind turbines
• *Dallman 4 online, ahead of schedule and on budget
• NRG tries to convince officials it can meet energy needs
• *Canada Invests in Wind Farm [New Brunswick]
• *Government of Canada Invests in New Brunswick's First Commercial Wind Farm
• *Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in New Brunswick's First Commercial Wind Farm\
• Cap-and-trade has shaky support in Midwest
• U.S. climate bill unlikely to pass this year
• *Canada's Epcor going public with generation assets
• Hydro power projects targeted for $4.6 billion [US ACE]
• United States: U.S. Reliability Authority Issues Recommendations For Integrating Renewable Generation Into Interstate Power Grid

10 May 2009 Sunday

• County to host world's largest solar project
  Company set to build 340 megawatt plant
• Columbia power station undergoes refueling
• NW nuclear power plant closed for maintenance

09 May 2009 Saturday

• *AAER Signs Supply Agreement With Mont Louis Wind To Deliver 61 A-1650 Wind Turbines
• City utility ranks 7th in energy savings [Glendale W&P]

08 May 2009 Friday

• Ameren Illinois Utilities Mobilize Resources to Restore Power for About 64,000 Customers in Southern Illinois
• PG&E shuts Calif. Helms 1 & 2 hydro units
• NYMEX-Crude ends higher on economic recovery hopes
• U.S. Continues to Import Nearly 70% of Foreign Oil
• PG&E shuts Calif. Helms 1 & 2 hydro units
• Xcel to shut Texas Tolk 2 coal unit for maintenance
• NRG starts Texas Cedar Bayou 1 natgas unit
• Futures point to US shares rising; jobs data eyed
• Calpine back to profit after year-earlier losses
• S.C. to fight Duke’s Catawba River license
• Epcor spinoff's assets worth about C$5 bln - CEO
• City of Edmonton utility to spin off power unit
• Research and Markets: Energy Infrastructure Wall Map of Colorado
• Westar Energy Q1 profit falls; slashes capex plans
• Southern Ga. Hatch 1 reactor starts to exit outage
• Exelon NJ Oyster Creek reactor back at full power
• Kan. Legislature passes bill for power plant
• NV Energy has no plans to close Fort Churchill Station
• Stimulus impact will start in 2010, say wind turbine producers
• DOE budget lifts renewables, cuts nuclear and coal
• NOAA: Mild Solar Storm Season Predicted

07 May 2009 Thursday

• Pumping CO2 underground best hope for climate:Shell
• Oglethorpe Power Purchases Biomass Site in Warren County
• NYMEX-Crude ends up but off highs as Wall St dips
• Progress Energy Carolinas Seeks Fuel Rate Decrease in South Carolina
• TransCanada to build $320 mln pipeline in Mexico
• TransCanada Awarded Contract to Build Guadalajara Pipeline in Mexico
• AEP sees Texas Welsh 1 coal unit back soon
• Baker Hughes Announces April 2009 Rig Counts
• Duke Energy to Build up to 400 'Mini' Solar Power Plants in North Carolina
• Massive Restoration Effort for Virtual Hurricanes Simulated in FPL's Final Preparations for '09 Storm Season
• Great River Energy Issues RFP for Renewable Energy Resources
• Wind Power, Electric Vehicle Being Tested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
• Xcel Minn. Monticello reactor starts to exit refuel
• AEP Mich. Cook 2 reactor exits refuel
• Southern Ala. Farley 1 reactor starts to exit refuel
• PSEG NJ Hope Creek reactor up to 97 pct power
• Storm forces Comanche Peak nuclear power plant to reduce output

06 May 2009 Wednesday

• MATL power-line appeal rejected
• California fires not threatening power grid - CAL ISO
• Delmarva Power Files for Adjustment in Maryland Delivery Rates
• Fla, Ind natgas line ruptures no impact to shippers
• NYMEX-Crude ends at 5-mo high on EIAs, jobs data
• Oil hits five-month high over $56 on jobs, stocks
• President Obama Issues Historic Biofuels Directive to Key Cabinet Members
• WePOWER Names James Abromitis President & Chief Operating Officer
• Region Ready For Hot Weather Power Demand [PJM]
• GE Drivetrain Technologies Launches Generator and Control System Division, Expanding Wind Industry Portfolio
• US windpower industry eyes govt mandate for growth
• AES California Alamitos 5 natgas power unit back
• FPL stops restart at Fla. Turkey Pt 3 reactor
• AECL contracts demonstrate ACR's readiness for the nuclear renaissance
• Utility Chief Joins EDAF in National Ad Campaign Supporting Carbon Cap Legislation; Executive Says "Smart Cap" Will Boost Economy, Protect Family Budgets
• EPCOR Power L.P. completes the repowering of its North Island facility
• Pacific Power Management Adds Another 800kW Power Plant To Their PPA Portfolio
• 'Rubber anaconda' wave power machine unveiled

05 May 2009 Tuesday

• PNM Completes $330 Million Environmental Upgrade Of Coal-Fired Plant
• PG&E Helms 2 hydro power unit returns
• AES California Alamitos 5 natgas power unit offline
• EPA ruling allays concerns over biofuels mandates
• NYMEX-Crude dips after hitting '09 peak, eyes data
• Williams Transco US natgas line lifts shipper alert
• NYMEX-Crude slips from '09 peak in choppy trading
• IIR: U.S. Wind Energy Industry Under Way With 4,400 Megawatts of New Wind Power Construction -- More on the Way
• Siemens Expands its U.S. Wind Investment Again
• N.C. WARN files new challenge to Duke Energy Cliffside plant
• Mass. utilities file $1.8 bln conservation plan
• Kansas Wolf Creek reactor back at full power
• PSEG NJ Hope Creek reactor exits refuel
• GE joins with wind forecasting firm

04 May 2009 Monday

• ComEd to cut Illinois power rates as costs fall
• MPSC Gives Nod of Approval to NorthWestern's Mill Creek Generating Station
• NYMEX-Crude tests higher on optimism, equities
• SDG&E Seeks to Stimulate Green Economy in Imperial County With Renewable Energy Center
• Xcel sees Texas Tolk 1 coal unit back soon
• AEP to work on Texas Welsh 1 coal unit
• AEP to shut Texas Oklaunion coal unit
• Canadian Solar Announces New 5 MW Contract with Topinfrasolar
• Entergy Michigan Palisades reactor exits refuel
• The Official U.S. Government Test, EPA's Federal Test Procedure, Has Proven That Your Automaker Can Give You 49% More Miles Per Gallon By Applying These 5 Steps
• Oregon Institute of Technology to Install Pratt & Whitney Power Systems PureCycle(R) Geothermal Power Unit
• Kansas Wolf Creek reactor exits outage
• DTE Mich. Fermi 2 reactor exits refuel, at 100 pct
• Southern Ga. Hatch 1 reactor shut
• GE Energy's 1.5-Megawatt Wind Turbine Maintains Top Spot in U.S. Wind Industry
• GE to launch wind turbine in North America in 2010
• Xcel sees Texas Tolk 1 coal unit back soon
• Entergy Michigan Palisades reactor exits refuel
• PSEG N.J. Hope Creek reactor starts to exit refuel
• Aiming to reduce carbon emissions, Capitol will instead rely on natural gas
• Kan. gov, utility CEO announce deal on coal plant

03 May 2009 Sunday

• PG&E Helms 1 hydro power unit returns
• SCE/Chevron 590-MW Sunrise power plant returns

02 May 2009 Saturday

01 May 2009 Friday

• California ISO Five-Year Strategic Plan Updated
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on technicals, economic data
• NYMEX-Crude up on consumer confidence, thin trade
• Progress delays Florida nuclear project 20 months
• Progress Energy Shifts Levy Nuclear Project Schedule
• Buckeye Power Generating Acquires Additional OVEC Capacity
• FirstEnergy Sells Nine Percent Participation Interest in Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
• ATCO/OPG Ontario Brighton Beach natgas unit shut
• AEP to shut Texas Welsh 1 coal unit for work
• Xcel to shut Texas Tolk 1 coal unit May 1-8
• Reliant Energy Announces Close of Retail Sale to NRG Energy and Successful Conclusion of Strategic Alternatives Process [name change to RRI]
• NRG Energy Completes Acquisition of Reliant Energy's Retail Business
• Georgia Power Requests Green Energy Resources
• Entergy Mich. Palisades reactor back in startup
• Major Electric Power Utility Companies, FERC, NIST and DOE Meet with Smart Grid Technology Innovators and Leaders
• Smart Grid Evolves With Combined Wireless and Wind Power Technologies
• Calif. Sunrise natgas power unit shut
• Reliant Calif. Ormond 1 natgas unit back
• NRG Calif. El Segundo 3 & 4 natgas units back
• LS Power shelves proposed Michigan coal plant [750 MW]
• Progress NC Brunswick 2 reactor up to 70 pct
• Kansas Wolf Creek reactor starts to exit outage
• Oglethorpe Power Closes Purchase of Heard County Power Generation Facility
• *URS to Build Power Generating Unit at Tennessee Valley Authority's Gleason Power Plant
• *Power plant expansion dedicated in Lamar

30 April 2009 Thursday

• Southern Co's Miss. unit defends IGCC proposal
• DWR Announces Final Snow Survey Results for 2008-2009
• DTE Mich. Fermi 2 reactor starts to exit refuel

29 April 2009 Wednesday

• LS Power buys Wyo-Colo transmission line project
• ISO New England Forecasts Adequate Resources to Meet Summer Electricity Demand
• Bruce Power shuts Ontario Bruce 6 reactor for work

28 April 2009 Tuesday

• AEP Doubles Renewable Energy Goal to 2,000 Megawatts
• U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs over 2,800 MW in First Quarter
• *Progress Energy Carolinas, Carolina Solar Energy Partner to Develop Person County Solar Park
• GE Energy to Ship Its 100th Frame 6FA Gas Turbine

27 April 2009 Monday

• First Wind Holdings Selects RMT as Balance-of-Plant General Contractor for Milford Wind Corridor Phase I
• Great River Energy Becomes 17th Member of ACES Power Marketing
• Oregon LNG Receives a Letter of Recommendation from U.S. Coast Guard
• Goldman sees strong commods returns in 2010
• *Tampa Electric Completes Peaking Power Units
• Exelon Ill. Braidwood 2 reactor exits outage
• Exelon Ill. Dresden 3 reactor exits outage
• FPL Fla. St Lucie 2 reactor shut
• Duke SC Oconee 3 reactor shut

26 April 2009 Sunday

25 April 2009 Saturday

24 April 2009 Friday

• Two California AES Alamitos natgas units return
• IIR: REpower Launches World's Most Powerful Wind Turbine
• US natural gas rig count again hits new 6-year low
• Southern Co's Miss. IGCC plant faces new challenge
• *Alliant unit completes Indiana wind farm [Fowler Ridge I Wind Farm, 400 MW in Indiana, 40 Clipper C-96 and 182 Vestas V-82 wind turbines]
• Exelon shuts Ill. Dresden 3 reactor for work
• Deadly Flu From Swine Hits People in Mexico, California, Texas
• Portlands Energy Centre is fired up and ready to go

23 April 2009 Thursday

• California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard Rules Could Hamper Growth of Advanced Biofuel Industry
• Northland Power Income Fund to Merge With Northland Power Inc.
• Exelon bid for NRG faces uncertainty in Texas
• PG&E Calif Gas unit warns on high natgas inventory
• Ameren suspends new nuclear efforts in Missouri
• Construction of the Callaway II Nuclear Power Plant has been suspended indefinitely
• AmerenUE Requests Sponsors to Withdraw Missouri Clean and Renewable Energy Construction Bills in General Assembly
• Crude shreds gains as Wall St dips on economy
• FPL Group Signs Solar Power Supply Agreement with SunPower Corp.
• AEP sees Texas Welsh 2 coal unit back soon
• *NV Energy Reaches Agreement to Sell California Electric Distribution/Generation Assets
• Emera Inc. and Algonquin Power Income Fund Announce Strategic Partnership
• Algonquin Power Income Fund Strengthens Utility Division Through a Strategic Partnership with Emera Inc.
• Energetix & NYSEG Solutions to Launch an Online Green Energy Store
• FirstEnergy Ohio Davis-Besse reactor up to 92 pct
• Progress NC Brunswick 2 reactor shut
• Windy City to have huge solar power plant
• *South Dakota regulators OK $700 million, 306-megawatt Buffalo Ridge II wind farm project
• Raser Technologies and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Celebrate Earth Week at New Geothermal Power Plant by Signing Renewable Energy Bills
• Sempra plans 300 MW of solar in Arizona
• SaskPower marks record-setting year as it plans a record capital investment to energize the future of Saskatchewan

22 April 2009 Wednesday

• PECO Energizes New $25 Million Tunnel Substation To Boost Energy Supply
• AEP, Exelon sign 10-year Oklahoma power contract
• Exelon and SunPower to Develop Nation's Largest Urban Solar Power Plant
• NYMEX-Crude ends up as Wall St gains, shrugs supply
• First Wind Obtains Financing for its Milford I Wind Project
• SCE&G to Retain City of Orangeburg as Wholesale Electric Customer
• *Peregrine Energy Plans to Build Biomass-Fueled Cogeneration Unit in Hartsville, S.C.
• FirstEnergy Ohio Davis-Besse reactor exits outage
• Exelon Ill. Braidwood 1 reactor up to 85 pct
• Bruce Power pays to get rid of electricity
• Engineer Shortage Puts Green Economy and Smart Grid at Risk Collaborative Develops Strategy for Change
• Canadian Electricity Association releases North American policy paper, "Enhancing our Integrated Electricity System: An Opportunity to Build on Success

21 April 2009 Tuesday

• NY Public Service Commission Officially Dismisses NYRI
• Reliant Calif. Ormond Beach 1 natgas unit offline
• SCE California Mountainview 4 power unit back
• PSO To Seek OCC Approval of Purchased Power Agreement
• NYMEX - June crude up slightly on API stock draw
• Biomass Secure Power Inc. Signs MOU to Develop a Power Plant and Pellet Mill [BC Canada]
• Dominion Wisc. Kewaunee reactor exits outage
• ITC Holdings Cuts Its Emission of SF6 Greenhouse Gas
• Ga. Gov. Perdue signs nuke power bill, rates to up
• *Construction Begins on Oklahoma's Newest Wind Farm [101 MW, OU Spirit]
• Davis-Besse Returns to Service
• NY regulators approve Constellation reactor sale [Edf to acquire Constellation Energy Group Inc.'s nuclear operations, two Nine Mile Point nuclear plants in Oswego near Syracuse and the Ginna (gih-NAY') station in Ontario near Rochester]
• Minnesota Power's Wind Initiative is Moving Forward
• Solar Power Cheaper than Utilities for First Time in Northeast
• Exelon Ill. Braidwood 1 reactor up to 58 pct power
• Duke SC Catawba 2 reactor up to 95 pct power
• Progress NC Brunswick 2 reactor starts to exit refuel
• LIPA and Con Edison Form
• Power plant antitrust probe slated [isoNE]
• State dismisses application to build 190-mile transmission line [New York Regional Interconnect Inc]

20 April 2009 Monday

• Video: Wind Turbine Manufacturing Facility Opens in Michigan, Creating Jobs in Renewable Energy for Ex-Auto Workers
• Reliant Calif. Ormond Beach 2 natgas unit returns
• SCE Mountainview 4 power unit offline in California
• Arizona State University and Advent Solar Join Forces to Develop Next Generation Solar Technology
• NYMEX-Crude ends down over $4 on economic worries
• AES Calif. Huntinginton 1 & 2 natgas units back
• Dominion Va. Surry 1 reactor shut
• Dominion shuts Va. Surry 1 reactor for refuel
• Entergy Mass. Pilgrim reactor shut
• Beaver Valley Refueling Under Way
• Progress shuts N.C. Harris reactor for refuel
• Miami Proposes to Lead the Nation in Energy Efficiency with $200 Million Smart Grid Initiative
• Bruce shuts Ontario Bruce 8 reactor for maintenance
• Sempra Mexico Termoelectrica natgas unit shut
• Sempra Ariz. Mexquite natgas plant back
• Calpine Calif. Metcalf natgas unit back
• NRG sees Texas Limestone 1 coal unit back soon
• FirstEnergy shut Pa. Beaver Valley 1 reactor for refuel
• Exelon Ill. Quad Cities 2 reactor up to 96 pct power
• Exelon Ill. Braidwood 1 reactor exits refuel
• Duke SC Catawba 2 reactor exits refueling
• Kingman lands $1 billion solar plant
• Arizona lands $1 billion solar plant

19 April 2009 Sunday

• First Wind Files Permit Application to Build a Proposed 51 Megawatt (MW) Wind Project in Maine

18 April 2009 Saturday

• Mich. company's power line would carry wind energy
• EPA wants greenhouse gas limits
• New pollution limits possible for cars, big plants

17 April 2009 Friday

• Generating stations will double production [Ontario Canada, New generating stations are in the works for three locations on the Upper Mattagami River including the Sandy Falls site, the Wawaitan site, the Lower Sturgeon site and one other station, the Hound Chute site on the Montreal River.]
• Dow ends best 6 weeks since 1938 on econ hopes
• NYMEX-Crude ends higher on economic optimism
• GE profit drops on finance, NBC but tops forecasts
• US natural gas rig count slides to 6-year low
• Exelon Ill. Quad Cities 2 reactor at 35 percent
• Nuclear Street Announces the Launch of Exclusive Online Nuclear Video Section
• Exelon Ill. Quad Cities 2 reactor slides to 32 pct
• Dominion Wisc. Kewaunee reactor manually shut-NRC
• Entergy's N.Y. Indian Point 3 reactor up to 70 pct
• TVA Ala. Browns Ferry 3 reactor back at full power
• FirstEnergy Pa Beaver Valley reactor slips to 82 pct
• Allegheny Power Awards Initial Contracts for Post-2010 Electricity Supply In Pennsylvania
• Va. high court rejects challenge to Dominion plant
• Mass Megawatts Announces $1.1 Million Pennsylvania Project Sale
• All four units at the Darlington Nuclear station east of Toronto will be taken out of service this week to allow for scheduled testing and inspections of the vacuum building as required by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).

16 April 2009 Thursday

• NERC study: Operation/planning of nation's power system needs big changes to integrate intermittent energy sources
• California AES Alamitos 5 power plant returns
• Calpine, GE Receive California Public Utilities Commission Approval of Power Purchase Agreement for Planned Bay Area State-of-the-Art Power Plant
• NYMEX-Crude ends up on options deals, economic signs
• Allegheny Energy Holds Groundbreaking for Transmission Headquarters Building
• *Raser's Hatch Plant Begins Delivering Power to the City of Anaheim, CA
• NRG Energy Inc. Raises $58.5 Million in Tax-Exempt Bond Issue for Dunkirk Generating Station Environmental Projects
• Constellation NY Nine Mile reactor back to full pwr
• Constellation Energy's Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 Completes Record Refueling Outage
• Entergy N.Y. FitzPatrick reactor near full power
• *Idaho wind farm gets 20-year purchase agreement [90 MW, Goshen II farm in Bonneville County, eastern ID]
• Ohio regulators approve renewable energy rules
• PSE&G Extends Offers to First of 900 People to Work on Electric and Gas Infrastructure Projects
• Ameren Mo. Callaway reactor returns to full power

15 April 2009 Wednesday, the Tax man cometh

• Entergy NY Indian Pt 3 reactor reonnects to grid
• Luminant restarting Texas Monticello 1 coal unit
• Great Basin Transmission Announces Second Open Season for the Southwest Intertie Project
• Idaho Power Files Annual Power Cost Adjustment
• Peabody misses estimates, cuts coal production
• Crude up despite stock build, eyes Wall St
• NYMEX-Crude ends lower on brimming inventories
• *Dominion, BP start up Indiana wind farm [400 MW, Fowler Ridge Wind Farm, Benton County IN, 90 mi NW of Indianapolis, 182x Vestas 1.65 MW WT plus 40x Clipper 2.5 MW WT]
• *BP, Dominion Announce Full Commercial Operation of Largest Wind Farm in Midwest [Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County, Ind.]
• *PATH Announces Change to Transmission Line Completion Date [Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (Path), 765 KV, SW West Virginia to central Maryland, June 2014]
• High-voltage Mid-Atlantic power line delayed
• PATH Announces Change to Transmission Line Completion Date
• Sempra Generation Proposes New 48-Megawatt Solar Energy Plant
• Entergy N.Y. Indian Pt 3 reactor begins restart
• Ameren Mo. Callaway reactor ramps up to 60 pct power
• WindSim Launches US Subsidiary to Meet Increased Demand in the Wind Energy
•  Industry
• Exelon Pa. Limerick 2 reactor climbs to 95 pct power
• Constellation NY Nine Mile 1 reactor up to 75 pct power
• *Power station ’trailblazer‘ [Lac Seul Generating Station, Obishikokaang Waasiganikewigamig in Ojibwa]
• Kansas Gov. vetoes coal-fired plants again
• EPA publishes annual greenhouse gas report
• PG&E looks to use 200MW solar power plant in space
• U.S. power plants to burn less coal in 2009
• Luminant restarting Texas Monticello 1 coal unit

14 April 2009 Tuesday

• Entergy N.Y. FitzPatrick reactor at 55 pct for tests
• Exelon Pa. Limerick 2 reactor climbs to 46 pct power
• Entergy N.Y. FitzPatrick reactor cut to 55 pct power
• NYMEX-Crude dips, post-settle, after big API build
• Coal profits seen higher despite slumping price
• PSE Encourages Residential Customers to Take Advantage of up to $8,000 in Combined Utility Rebates and Federal Tax Credits to Make Energy Efficient Home Improvements
• Duke Energy Publishes 2008-2009 Sustainability Report
• GE Hitachi Nuclear Signs Key Component Manufacturing Agreement with ENSA to Meet Growing Global Demand for New Nuclear Power Stations
• Constellation Energy's Unit 1 at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant increases Up to 40% Power
• Braidwood Station readying for 2009 Fishing for a Cure
• AWEA Annual Wind Energy Industry Report Reflects Strong Growth in 2008
• Minister of Energy and Infrastructure opens Lac Seul station
• OPG's Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant Group advises users of the St. Lawrence River, including recreational boaters and anglers, that the gates of the Iroquois Dam were raised to their normal operating positions Saturday, April 11, 2009.

13 April 2009 Monday

• Calif. AES Redondo power plant has 2 units offline
• California Calpine Metcalf plant in unplanned outage
• California Calpine Sutter 530-MW plant returns
• About 200,000 still without power in Ala, Ga.
• Overnight storms cause damage, cut power in Ala.
• NYMEX-Crude ends down 4 pct on IEA demand view
• NRG sees Texas WA Parish 5 coal unit back soon
• Xcel Texas Harrington 1 coal unit shut for work
• FERC clears incentives for ITC's wind line project
• NYMEX-Crude drops after holiday on IEA demand view
• FERC oks incentives for Green Power Express project
• FERC Ruling Advances Green Power Express
• Ameren Mo. Callaway reactor slips to 9 pct power
• PPL Pa. Susquehanna 1 reactor up to 94 pct power
• Constellation NY Nine Mile 1 reactor up to 40 pct
• Exelon Pa. Limerick 2 reactor up to 20 pct power
• PSEG NJ Hope Creek reactor shut for refueling
• Analysis: Business planning unpredictable in La.
• FERC, Interior Dept. remove barriers for ocean hydro projects
• AWEA: GE Energy led 2008 new wind installation
• Tri-State to review coal-fired power plant prospects

12 April 2009 Sunday

11 April 2009 Saturday

• Two dead, dozens injured in Tennessee tornadoes
• Renewable power plant proposed for Farallones
• Refitting Lepreau 'the right decision'
• TransCanada unveiling gas-powered generator plans April 14 [900 MW NG-fired, Oakville Generating Station on industrial land south side of Royal Windsor Dr just east of the South Service Road in Oakville, Invenergy Canada Development Partnership, Northland Power Inc and Sithe Global Power Southdown ULC, completed by 12/2013]

10 April 2009 Friday

• Tornado roars through Arkansas town, kills 3
• *Small Railroads Key To PG&E Project [near town of Maxwell, PG&E builds NG fired Colusa generation station]
• Low snowpack reduces Island water supply [Vancouver Island BC Canada]

09 April 2009 Thursday

• Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. Acquires Blue Mountain Mineral Rights
• PPL Reapplies for Holtwood Hydroelectric Plant Expansion Project
• NYMEX-Crude up on optimism as stock markets bounce
• Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control Issues Final Decision Approving 27.3 Megawatts of Projects Using FuelCell Energy Power Plants
• NRC renews NJ Oyster Creek reactor license
• Research and Markets: Analyzing Renewable Portfolio Standards in the US
• PPL Pa. Susquehanna 1 reactor slips to 66 pct power
• Constellation NY Nine Mile 1 reactor up to 1 pct
• Black Hills Power Plant Transaction Creates Long-Term Partnership With Montana-Dakota Utilities
• MDU Resources Group's Utility Division Purchases Share of Wyoming Power Plant
• California ISO’s Market Redesign and Technology Upgrade goes live with Siemens Spectrum Power™ energy market management solutions

08 April 2009 Wednesday

• NYMEX-Crude pares gains as Fed cites economic woes
• *Shaw and Westinghouse Receive Full Notice to Proceed on Plant Vogtle Nuclear EPC Contract
• Principle Power Acquires WindFloat Intellectual Property and Appoints CTO
• First Wind Files Permit Application with Maine Department of Environmental Protection
• US concerned power grid vulnerable to cyber-attack
• City of Toronto Upgrades Parking Facility with Grid-tied Solar Power System
• Google to Share Data Center Efficiency Details at Uptime Institute's Green IT Symposium
• Canada consortium plans CO2 storage pilot project

07 April 2009 Tuesday

• Oil falls towards $48 on U.S. crude inventories, equities
• NYMEX - Crude dips more after settlement on big API build
• Oil falls nearly $2; eyes equities, inventories
• Alberta sees record deficit as oil sector slumps
• FPL proposes new natural gas pipeline in Florida
• FPL Proposes Florida EnergySecure Line to Diversify and Protect Natural Gas Supply for the State
• *NY OKs second phase of Astoria natgas power plant [1,240 MW Astoria NG-fired project in Queens phase1 went online Nov2008, Astoria Energy to build 1000 MW phase2 by summer 2011]
• U.S. EPA: Exelon Reduced its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More Than 35 Percent
• Entergy unit starts nuclear venture with Enercon
• North Dakota wind tower plant cuts about 100
• *SunPower To Build Plant For Xcel; FBR Cuts Ests; Shrs Off [17 MW plant to be completed end of 2010, plant to be “the 2nd-largest high-efficiency solar PV power plant in North America]
• SunPower, Xcel to build solar plant in Colorado
• AEP seeks interim 18.5 percent rate hike in W.Va.
• Mass Megawatts Announces $1 Million New York Project Sale
• Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Starts Refueling Outage After 723 Consecutive Days Generating Electricity
• NWRFC U.S. Northwest river forecast 88 pct normal
• Fluor Selected for SaskPower Carbon Capture Engineering
• AAER and Mont Louis Wind L.P. Agree to Second Extension of Reservation Agreement Timeframe
• Baker Hughes Announces March 2009 Rig Counts

06 April 2009 Monday

• Perdue seeks regional energy hub [to make Charlotte an important center for energy research, development and related industries]
• Boralex closes the acquisition of its first hydroelectric power station in British Columbia [Ocean Falls hydroelectric power station located in Northern British Columbia]
• APS shuts Ariz. Palo Verde 3 reactor for refuel
• NYMEX-Crude ends down as Wall St dips, dollar rises
• Oil steadies at $51; eyes shares and U.S. inventories
• Williams unit gets FERC nod for pipeline in Colorado
• FERC Issues Certificate Approval for Colorado Hub Connection Pipeline Project
• $10M from GE and Current Investors Plus Federal Stimulus Incentives Propel Southwest Windpower's Expansion in Small Wind Turbines
• Noble Environmental Power Overcomes Market Challenges, Receives Long-Term Capital from GE and Others for 3 NY Windparks
• Calpine Calif. Metcalf natgas unit back
• Crude dips as Wall St. slips, dollar rises
• AES Calif. Huntington Beach natgas plant shut
• Dominion Va. North Anna 1 reactor back at full power
• Entergy N.Y. Indian Pt 2 reactor back at full power
• Idaho Power backs off transmission line plan
• FPL Iowa Duane Arnold reactor ramps up after outage
• FirstEnergy Ohio Davis-Besse reactor shut
• APS shuts Ariz. Palo Verde 3 reactor for refuel
• Windmills in Ore. generating complaints about noise, possible health effects
• King County, PSE, and Bio Energy-Washington Teaming Up to Generate Green Energy From Landfill Gas
   

05 April 2009 Sunday

• Davis-Besse Maintenance Work Underway
   

04 April 2009 Saturday

03 April 2009 Friday

• *California Launches New Day-Ahead Market
• Crude ends with tiny loss as Wall St lifts
• Exelon CEO says NRG bid based on Texas assets
• US natural gas rig count slide slows, down 2 for wk
• Entergy shuts NY Indian Pt 2 reactor
• NYRI Suspends Its Participation in NY State Transmission Siting Process
• Genscape US coal burn index slumps 10 pct yr-on-yr
• Crude dips as jobs report weighs after surge
• Calpine/Mitsui Ontario Greenfield natgas plant shut
• FPL Iowa Duane Arnold reactor shut
• Dominion Va. North Anna 1 reactor exits refuel
• Utilities moving ahead with coal-burning plants
   

02 April 2009 Thursday

• NRG Energy, Inc. Sends Letter to NRG Stockholders
• Entergy agrees to delay Louisiana pet-coke plant
• Crude ends over 8 pct higher on G20 optimism
• SunEdison Announces 1.2 MW PV System at Progress Energy's Sutton
• *Fluor Awarded EPC Contract by Dominion Virginia Power [580 MW gas-fired, CC Bear Garden Power Station west of Richmond in Buckingham County VA]
• Fluor burnishes power unit with Virginia plant
• Constellation NewEnergy Exceeds 1,000 Megawatts of Enrolled Demand Response Customer Capacity
• Alcoa to nearly halve smelter output at Massena, NY
• Point Carbon Analyzes Waxman-Markey Draft Climate Bill, Finds Ambitious Targets Call For More Offsets Than Domestic Market Can Supply
• Prices Drop in Fifth Round of PPL Electric Utilities Power Purchases for 2010
• California ISO Offers OASIS Tutorial for Media
• FPL shuts Fla. St Lucie 2 reactor due seaweed
   

01 April 2009 Wednesday

• NYMEX-Crude slumps ahead of data amid economic worry
• Suzlon signs 42 MW US repeat order with Duke Energy [Silver Sage Windpower Project, Cheyenne WY, S88-2.1 MW WT, located next to the Happy Jack Windpower Project]
• Calpine Calif. Pastoria natgas plant back
• Rare Birds Flocking to Newly Restored San Diego Wetlands Area
• Duke Energy building 3rd Wyoming wind farm
• Duke Energy Announces New Wyoming Wind Power Project
• California Calpine Sutter plant mostly back online
• NERA Announces RFPs for the Acquisition of Standard Block Products and Renewable Energy Credits
• NRC to renew NJ Oyster Crk reactor license by Apr 9
• NextEra Energy Resources to Build Wind Turbine Service Facility in Iowa
• California ISO Launches New & Improved Markets
   

31 March 2009 Tuesday

• NRG Energy, Inc. Receives Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period for Acquisition of Reliant Energy's Texas Retail Business
• NYMEX-US crude pares gains after big API stock build
• *RMT Completes Work at Flat Ridge Wind Farm [Flat Ridge I wind farm, 40 Clipper 2.5 MW C-96 WT, 100 MW, Barber County KS]
• SunEdison Surpasses 100 GWh of Delivered PV Solar Energy Generation
• *AAER Wind Turbine Installation Completed in Rhode Island [Town of Portsmouth]
• IIR: Detroit Edison to Install Scrubbers at Monroe Power Plant in Michigan
• NOX Emissions Nearly Zero in Tests of Cyclone Power's Steam Engine
   

30 March 2009 Monday

• New Web Site Launched For Electricity Generators Interested In Bidding For Upcoming PECO Power Purchases
• PSEG N.J. Salem 1 reactor back in service
• Exelon shuts Ill. Braidwood 1 reactor for refuel
• Calpine Calif. Los Medanos natgas plant shut
• AES Calif. Redondo 7 natgas unit back
• Mirant Calif. Pittsburg 7 natgas unit back
• APS Ariz. Palo Verde 1 reactor up to 93 pct power
• PG&E Calif. Diablo Canyon 1 reactor up to 93 pct power
• Southern Ala. Farley 2 reactor starts to exit outage
   

29 March 2009 Sunday

28 March 2009 Saturday

27 March 2009 Friday

• IIR: Alberta Considering Addition of 14.8 Gigawatts of Power Generation Capacity
• AEP to work on Texas Welsh 2 unit through late April
   

26 March 2009 Thursday

• Sempra LNG Louisiana terminal operational by August
• Exelon picks new design for Texas nuclear project
• Exelon chooses ABWR design for Texas nuclear plan
• NYMEX-Crude ends up, rises with Wall St on economy
• Southern Co's low-emission coal plant under fire
• *Tenaska Hires Engineering and Construction Firms for Next Phase of Taylorville Clean Coal Plant Development
• Carbon Dioxide Capture Now Possible For Commercial Coal Fired Power Generation
• Dominion Virginia Power's Project Plant It! Helps Plant Equivalent of 85 Acres of New Forest
   

25 March 2009 Wednesday

• APS Seeks Renewable Energy from Small Projects
• Black Hills Energy Issues 2009 Colorado Electric Non-Intermittent Resource Solicitation
• AEP shuts Mich. Cook 2 reactor for refuel
   

24 March 2009 Tuesday

• EPA says it could block mountaintop coal permits
• NRG Energy, Inc. Appoints Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell to Its Board of Directors; Provides Update on Acquisition of Reliant Retail Business
• BG LNG tanker to Elba Island April 4-data
• Indiana governor signs coal-gasification bill
• Facts on Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
• US carbon cap to raise power prices-Moody's
• NYMEX-Crude down amid dollar strength, Wall St dip
• PG&E Calif. Diablo 1 reactor connects to grid
• PG&E Calif. Diablo 1 reactor starts to exit refuel
• Electric Power Research Institute Selects JCP&L for Smart Grid Demonstration
• NRC ends stepped-up oversight at Ariz. nuke plant
• AEP Texas Pirkey coal unit shut
• Tri-State partners on large solar plant
• *SE Minnesota Wind Farm Sold [Bent Tree Farm in Freeborn County purchased by Wisconsin Power & Light]
• Bruce Power Alberta selects Whitemud site for potential nuclear power plant

23 March 2009 Monday

• LIPA and Con Edison to Move Forward With Plans for Major Offshore Wind Initiative
• PG&E Calif. Diablo Canyon 1 reactor in hot standby
• Entergy Mich. Palisades reactor shut
• Constellation N.Y. Nine Mile 1 reactor shut
• *Ormat Technologies Commissions the OREG-4 Peetz Project

22 March 2009 Sunday

• DTE sees 280 wind turbines in Thumb's Huron County

21 March 2009 Saturday

20 March 2009 Friday

• FERC accelerates smart grid development with proposed policy, action plan
• *NRG Cedar Bayou 4 gas unit begins initial tests
• Complete Calif. La Paloma 1 & 3 natgas units back
• Complete Calif. La Paloma 1 & 3 natgas units shut
• Constellation Energy Removes Compensation Program from Proposed Joint Venture with EDF Development, Inc.
• US spring nuclear refueling seen lowest in a decade
• DWR Releases Delta Risk Assessment
• Eastern US states raise $117 mln in carbon auction
• AEHI Is Now a Fully Reporting Public Company to the SEC
• *AAER's First Wind Turbine Begins Power Generation in California
• NPPD Neb. Cooper reactor back at full power
• Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Unit 2 Returns to Full Power After Planned Refueling
• NYMEX-April crude ends lower as contract expires
• US DOE offers first loan guarantee to solar firm
• SC Landfill Energy's Renewable Energy Project Transforms Methane Gas into Electricity
• Comparison of regional U.S. carbon plans