Headlines for the February 21, 2014 – Utility E-Alert      

UTILITY E-ALERT

#1163 – February 21, 2014 

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COAL – US

§  US Attorney in Raleigh, NC expanding investigation of Dan River’s Coal Ash Spill 

§  AMEC to Decommission Consumer Energy’s Oldest Coal-fired Power Plants in Michigan

§  Duke Energy’s Exit Strategy for Midwest Commercial Generation Business

§  PSC approves modifications at EKPC Cooper Power Plant

§  Cayuga Power Plant and NYSEG Re-power Talks Stall

COAL – WORLD

• Alstom to supply FGD System for NTPC’s 500 MW Power Plant in Madhya Pradesh, India
• Site Change for TATA Power 2,000 MW Coal-fired Power Plant in Odisha, India

GAS/OIL – US

• Legal dispute over Salem, MA Power Plant Settled
• TVA plans to build $1 Billion Combined Cycle Gas-fired Power Plant in Kentucky
• NTE Energy to develop $200 Million Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in Texas

GAS/OIL – WORLD

§  Alberta First Nation (Canada) to build 1,000 MW Gas-fired Power Plant

§  $453 Million Gas-fired Power Plant on Schedule in Ireland

§  Yokogawa to provide Control System for 520 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Uruguay

§  Samsung C&T wins $1.37 Billion Power Plant Contract in Algeria

NUCLEAR

§  DOE finalizes $6.5 Billion Loan Guarantee for New Plant Vogtle Nuclear Reactors

§  EDF awards Nuclear Power Lifetime Extension Projects

BUSINESS 

• Billions of Dollars will be spent for New Fabric Filter Technologies and Applications
• $185 Billion Market for Gas Turbines in U.S. over Next 27 Years

HOT TOPIC HOUR 

• “NO_x Catalyst Performance on Mercury and SO₃” is the Hot Topic Hour on Feb. 27, 2014
• “Analysis of Dry Scrubber Options” will be the Focus of the Hot Topic Hour on March 27, 2014
• Upcoming Hot Topic Hours

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