Defense Energy Support Center issues RFP for power supplies and services in PJM region
The Defense Energy Support Center has issued a solicitation seeking electricity and ancillary services for ultimate transfer to various Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies in
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
 |
Defense Energy Support Center issues solicitation for 245,000 MWh of renewable energy certificates
The Defense Energy Support Center has issued a solicitation seeking 245,000 MWh of renewable energy certificates for ultimate transfer to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Delmarva signs third wind power contract, for 70 MW from AES project in Pennsylvania
Delmarva Power has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with AES Corp. for the delivery of 70 MW from a wind farm in Pennsylvania as early as
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Duke Energy Carolinas wins regulatory approval for 620 MW of extensions on North Carolina plants
The North Carolina Utilities Commission last week approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas for certificates of public convenience and necessity to add two 620-MW combined cycle
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Duke Energy plans to invest $100 million in solar projects to expand renewable portfolio
Duke Energy Carolinas said last week that its newly announced plan to invest $100 million in a solar-based distributed generation project is part of a broader effort
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
EDF Energy forms joint venture with renewables firm to invest in UK
EDF Energy, the UK arm of the French state electricity company, is setting up a 50:50 joint-venture with EDF Energies Nouvelles to invest in renewable energy in
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
EPA agrees to decide by August on 1,500-MW Sithe-Navajo project
The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to make a decision by the end of July on issuing an air permit for a 1,500-MW coal-fired plant Sithe Global
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
ERCOT monitor stands by 'energy-only' model as retailers default over power price spikes
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' independent market monitor said this week that while the reliability council should continue to tweak wholesale market rules to reduce price
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Edison Mission Energy cancels order for remaining 150 Suzlon wind turbines
Suzlon Energy Ltd. on June 9 said that Edison Mission Energy cancelled the second portion of an order for 300 wind turbines because of problems with cracking
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Electrabel signs deal to purchase French wind developer GREAT
Electrabel, the power subsidiary of France's Suez, has signed a memorandum of understanding to buy 100% of French wind farm developer GREAT, the company said in a
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
FDS Coke signs deal with MISO to study interconnection of 135-MW waste gas plant
Developers of the proposed FDS Coke project near Toledo, Ohio, have signed an agreement with the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator to perform an initial transmission interconnection
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
FERC approves three settlements dating back to 2000-01 energy crisis
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 4 approved three settlements between the California cities of Riverside, Anaheim and Azusa and entities that traded or used power
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
FERC bars generator MMC Energy from Cal-ISO's spinning reserve market
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has barred New York-based generator MMC Energy from participating in the California Independent System Operator's spinning reserve market.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Fibrowatt plans 40-MW biomass plant in North Carolina to qualify under state RPS
Fibrowatt said last week it plans to build a 40-MW plant in the heart of North Carolina's poultry region that will be fueled entirely by poultry waste.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Florida munis sign 20-year PPA to deliver power from January 2010
The municipal utility in Vero Beach, Florida, said last week it had signed a 20-year agreement under which a larger muni, the Orlando Utilities Commission, will dispatch
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
German renewable energy
• German renewable energy producer RWE Innogy is planning to build six wind farms totaling 100 MW in the Czech Republic, the company said last week.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
German utility ENBW
• German utility ENBW last week called for bids to carry out engineering services for an 800-MW to 900-MW coal-fired plant planned at Stade, Lower Saxony, in
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Global Infrastructure Partners, Fortistar receive OK to buy 830-MW Texas plant
Global Infrastructure Partners and Fortistar on June 10 said that the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved their plan to acquire an 830-MW
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Hedge fund CE2, Energy Capital Partners form North American carbon offset company
Hedge fund CE2 Capital Partners and private equity group Energy Capital Partners have formed a new company, CE2 Carbon Capital, that will be dedicated to building a
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
High costs, viability are deterring developers of CCS technology, say industry experts
Lowering the costs associated with carbon dioxide capture and proving that the technology can work is the biggest challenge in the near term, energy experts said on
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Horizon Asset Management gets tangled up in proposed Reliant-Nevada Power plant sale
Amid questions about the extent of Horizon Asset Management's holdings in the utility industry and whether they are subject to the jurisdiction of federal energy regulators, two
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Illinois co-op seeks air permit for 80-MW biomass-fired project
Jo-Carroll Energy, an Elizabeth, Illinois-based electric cooperative, is preparing to file with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for an air permit to build an 80-MW biomass-fueled plant
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Indian state rejects Lanco's lowest quote for two power projects; invites bids again
State-owned Uttar Pradesh Power Corp. has rejected the lowest quotes submitted by Lanco Infratech Ltd. for the 1,980-MW Prayagraj and 1,320-MW Sangam projects and has asked all
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Indiana Michigan Power scraps plans for solicitation for 100 MW of wind power
Indiana Michigan Power has scrapped plans to issue a request for proposals for up to 100 MW of wind power in lieu of developing its own wind
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
International Power receives antitrust approval for purchase of plants from Tenaska, Warburg
UK-based merchant generator International Power's acquisition of four power plants for $856.4 million has received antitrust approval.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
LS Power plans two 1,200-MW gas plants in ERCOT near Dallas for service in 2012
LS Power Development said this week that it is in the early stages of developing two 1,200-MW natural gas-fired independent power plants in the northern part of
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Lower Colorado River Authority agrees to buy of 11% stake in 900-MW coal plant in Texas
The Lower Colorado River Authority will buy a 100-MW or 11% stake in the 900-MW Sandy Creek coal-fired plant in Texas from Dynegy for an undisclosed sum,
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Maine utilities seek standard offer power for power deliveries starting in September
Maine regulators said last week that they are seeking standard offer power for medium and large customers served by the state's two largest utilities.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Malaysia's Tenaga raises power tariffs after government increases fuel prices
Malaysia's state-owned Tenaga Nasional Bhd. last week announced an increase in power tariffs after the government's decision to increase the administered price of gas.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Minnesota regulators delay decision on 110 miles of grid lines, jeopardizing 580-MW coal project
The future of the proposed 500-MW to 580-MW Big Stone II coal-fired plant in South Dakota is in jeopardy because Minnesota regulators last week delayed a decision
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Minnkota Power obtains regulatory approval to build 230-kV grid line to connect wind farms
Minnkota Power has received regulatory approval in North Dakota to build a $40 million, 60-mile 230-kV transmission line to carry power to serve its customers from wind
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Mirant seeks permit to build 930-MW gas plant at site in Contra Costa, near San Francisco
Mirant has filed an application at the California Energy Commission requesting certification to build the 930-MW gas-fired Marsh Landing Generating Station in Contra Costa County next to
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Moody's Investors Service
• Moody's Investors Service has assigned an A1 rating for Taiwan Power's proposed issuance of unsecured guaranteed notes for $263 million. The outlook on the rating is
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Moody's Investors Service
• Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Aa2 rating to Kyushu Electric Power's $188 million of Series 401 bonds due in 2014. The rating outlook is stable.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
NERC, for the first time, names violators of reliability standards and the fines levied
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. on June 4 informed federal regulators which entities have violated its mandatory reliability rules and which are subject to penalties.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Nebraska utilities look to switch from SPP to MISO to increase surplus power sales
Three Nebraska utilities have begun negotiations with the Southwest Power Pool to switch transmission service to SPP from the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
New England generators see revenue boost from transition payments and rising prices
New England's generators saw a significant boost in net revenue last year, but it is too soon to know exactly what it will mean for long-term investment,
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
New Jersey utility, regulators contest New York in litigation over long-term service agreement
An attempt to resolve a long-running dispute over interstate power flows has triggered another round of objections pitting a New Jersey utility and regulators against a New
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
No extension for wind, solar tax credits as Senate divides over how to fund them
Legislation to extend federal tax credits for wind and solar energy failed June 10 in the Senate, where members remain divided over how to pay for the
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
North Carolina regulators approve plan by Duke to build two 620-MW gas plants
The North Carolina Utilities Commission last week approved plans by Duke Energy Carolinas to build two 620-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle plants at existing Duke stations in the
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OKs license for Unistar to build third Calvert Cliffs reactor
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted the remainder of Unistar Nuclear Energy's combined construction-operating license application for a third nuclear reactor at Constellation Energy's Calvert Cliffs site
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Ontario Power Authority issues solicitations for 500 MW and 350 MW from renewables, gas
The Ontario Power Authority last week issued two draft solicitations for power supplies starting in 2011 and 2012.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Philippine agency says seven investors interested in bidding for 620-MW Limay
Seven investor groups, comprising two local and five foreign companies, have evinced preliminary interest in bidding for the 620-MW combined-cycle Limay plant, Philippines' privatization agency Power Sector
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Poland considers building coal-fired plant in Ukraine to get around CO2 permit limits
Poland is considering building coal-fired generation in Ukraine if the European Commission does not allow it to emit more carbon dioxide, according to a report published this
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Project to build 500-kV line from Wyoming to Arizona passes feasibility assessment
The High Plains Express transmission project, a 500-kV line planned from Wyoming to Arizona, has passed an initial feasibility assessment, Teresa Mogensen, director of transmission asset management
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Quote of the week
"The ALJs got things dead wrong. That report has more holes than a screen door."
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
RGGI allowances rise in price as start of market approaches
With the first auction for carbon allowances in the under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative less than three months away, prices are beginning to heat up. Last
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Reliant sets rates for POLR service, as retail providers in ERCOT default
While some customers in Texas do not know what rate they will pay for electricity under provider-of-last-resort rules, Reliant Energy has set its rates for POLR customers
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Rhode Island backs bill requiring long-term PPAs between utility and renewables developers
Rhode Island lawmakers last week approved a bill that requires the state's dominant utility to sign long-term green energy deals, which are typically not allowed in restructured
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
SDG&E signs deals for 210 MW of output from Glacier wind project in Montana
San Diego Gas & Electric said last week that it has signed two power purchase agreements totaling 210 MW with Naturener for the output from Naturener's soon-to-be
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Senate fails to muster the votes to move carbon cap and trade legislation forward
A carbon cap-and-trade bill to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants, natural gas processors, petroleum refiners and large industrials by 71% by mid-century skidded to a halt
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Seven new members, including PGE, join Northern Tier Transmission Group
Northern Tier Transmission Group on June 10 said that seven new members will join its planning committee, including Portland General Electric, whose application as a full member
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Shear Wind to move ahead with wind farm, 100 MW, in Alberta for service in 2010
Shear Wind will build the 100-MW Glenridge wind farm in southeast Alberta now that that Alberta Electric System Operator has said it would interconnect the project to
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
South Carolina Electric & Gas seeks to replace four gas turbines, but bypassing bidding process
South Carolina Electric & Gas on June 6 said that it plans to replace four older, natural gas-fired turbines with two newer, larger gas turbines, and that
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
State-owned Israel Electric Corp
• State-owned Israel Electric Corp . and the privately owned Israel Corp. are considering collaborating on the construction of a power plant at Ramat Hovav in the
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
SunCoke Energy faces rezoning process for 67-MW cogeneration project in Ohio
SunCoke Energy will have to go through a formal rezoning process again for a proposed 67-MW cogeneration plant and coke plant proposed for Middletown, Ohio.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Texas PUC calls for new analysis of 600-MW Swepco project in Arkansas
The Public Utility Commission of Texas wants updated analyses on the economics of the 600-MW coal-fired Turk project that Southwestern Electric Power Co. and its partners are
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Texas PUC recommends stronger penalty against Suez for failing to meet load schedule
The Public Utility Commission of Texas last week directed its staff to propose a more significant administrative penalty against Suez Energy Marketing for the company's failure on
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Thailand's Ratchaburi conducting feasibility study for 140-MW hydropower project in Laos
Thailand's Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Co. is conducting a feasibility study to develop the 140-MW Nam Bak hydropower project in Laos.
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
US Dept. of Energy prepares to issue final EIS for Juan de Fuca power line
The Department of Energy announced in the June 10 issue of the Federal Register that it decided to implement its proposed action and preferred alternative for the
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Uranium shortages force India to operate its 4 GW of nuclear capacity at half strength
India's 4,000 MW of nuclear capacity is operating at only half the capacity because of a shortage of uranium, Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Vattenfall Europe New Energy
• Vattenfall Europe New Energy GmbH. has called for bids to supply and build 80 5-MW wind turbines for its planned offshore wind farm Dan Tysk, in
Publication Date: JUN 2008
|
|
Appalachian Power prepares for new appeal as Virginia regulators consider IGCC project
Appalachian Power is preparing for a possible appeal to the Supreme Court of Virginia, if the state's regulators again refuse to approve a 629-MW integrated gasification combined-cycle
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Australia's Queensland Gas plans to develop 400-600 MW gas plant in New South Wales
Australia's Queensland Gas Co. is exploring the possibility of developing a gas-fired plant with a capacity of 400 MW to 600 MW in New South Wales in
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Bureau of Land Management to study wind project planned in southern California
The Bureau of Land Management will prepare an environmental impact statement for a 3,100-acre wind farm in the mountains of Southern California, it said last week.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
China Resources to buy 2.8-GW generator Jiangsu Investment Ltd. for $362 million
CR Power Project Service, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed China Resources Power Holdings Co., plans to buy a 100% stake in the 2,805-MW Jiangsu Investment Ltd.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
China says it may review plan to develop 13 hydropower projects after earthquake
China plans to review its plans to develop 13 hydropower projects in the company's southwest after the earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit the country
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Combination of NRG Energy and Calpine is a likely harbinger of more deals to come
The combination of NRG Energy and Calpine would shrink the ranks of merchant generators, and it could foster even more deals.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Competitive generation portfolios
Competitive generation portfolios
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Connecticut regulators seek to make all state's gas-fired plants dual-fueled
Connecticut regulators want state law changed to make all new natural gas-fired plants dual-fuel plants as they try to avert a future gas supply crunch caused by
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Consumer groups object to financial incentives on transmission project by PPL and PSE&G
Consumer advocates from seven jurisdictions told federal regulators last week that the package of financial incentives given to a transmission project sponsored by PPL Electric Utilities and
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Crane's Top Ten
In a letter to Calpine Chairman William Patterson, NRG Energy Chairman and CEO David Crane explained the rationale for his $11 billion offer to buy Calpine in
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Credit quality continues to improve in competitive power sector, says Fitch
Credit quality continues to improve among competitive generating companies, Fitch Ratings said in its annual "US Electric and Gas Financial Peer Study," which it released May 27.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
DOE lab, New Mexico Air Force base seek developer to build wind farm, up to 300 MW
Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico are seeking offers for a private company to build a wind farm that could meet as
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Duke Energy Carolinas agrees to purchase output from proposed 16-MW PV solar farm
Duke Energy Carolinas on May 21 said that it has agreed to purchase the entire output of a 16-MW photovoltaic solar farm that SunEdison intends to build
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Duke Energy Carolinas plans new solicitation for renewable energy supplies in North Carolina
Duke Energy Carolinas said last week that it soon will issue another solicitation for renewable energy to help the utility meet the initial requirements of North Carolina's
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Dynegy plans to sell 815-MW plant in Ohio to Tenaska for $368 million
Dynegy will sell its Rolling Hills power plant in Wilkesville, Ohio, to Tenaska Capital Management for $368 million in cash, it said this week.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Environmental groups sue Bush administration over air standards for ozone from power plants
Several environmental and public health groups sued the Bush administration May 27 over the new national air-quality standard for ozone, saying the measure does not go far
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Epcor, forestry specialist join forces to study biomass project up to 70 MW in British Columbia
Edmonton, Alberta-based Epcor Utilities has teamed up with Vancouver, British Columbia-based forestry specialist West Fraser to explore building a biomass-fired 50-MW to 70-MW plant in the Houston,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
Estonia considers nuclear options under pressure of emissions regulation
Faced with tougher emission standards that will limit use of the 2,380-MW Narva oil shale plant, Estonia needs to diversify its electricity production, the Baltic country's Prime
Publication Date: MAY 2008
|
|
| |
| Global Power Report |
  Previous 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 .. Next   |
| |
