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JOB CENTERLegal victory could save millions for electric consumers
Policy, Regulatory & Legal
| Jun 17 - New Haven Register (CT)
Connecticut's ratepayer advocate, the Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC), has won an important legal battle that could save millions of dollars for consumers, officials at the agency said Monday.
CO2 discharge prompts nuclear plant evacuation in Pennsylvania
Nuclear
| SHIPPINGPORT, Pa., Jun 17, 2013 -- UPI
Workers at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant were forced to evacuate a part of the plant due to a carbon dioxide leak, federal regulators said Monday.
Southern California Edison Partners with Customers to Conserve Energy
Demand Response
| ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 17, 2013--
As Southern Californians prepare for summer, Southern California Edison (SCE) is asking customers to be especially conservation-minded to help keep the electric grid stable and reliable during hot weather when energy use spikes, particularly without the power generated from the San Onofre nuclear plant.
Florida Governor Signs Law to Rein in FL's Nuclear 'Tax'
Policy, Regulatory & Legal
| TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire
Late last Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed SB 1472 into law. The new law attempts to clamp down on the state's controversial nuclear cost recovery payment scheme that allows utilities to charge customers in advance for proposed new nuclear power generation.
UW-Madison researcher designs solar panel that stores energy
Solar
| Jun 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Thomas Content Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In his lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hongrui Jiang has designed a new kind of solar panel that incorporates energy storage right in the panel.
Fitch Rates PG&E's $750 Million Notes 'A-'; Rating Outlook Stable
Business & Corporate
| NEW YORK, Jun 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) $750 million issuance of senior unsecured notes.
Fitch: Fortis Buy Manageable for Central Hudson Credit Profile
Business & Corporate
| NEW YORK, Jun 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Central Hudson Gas & Electric (CHG&E) should be able to maintain its stable credit profile based on an initial review of the provisions included in the approved merger between CH Energy Group and Fortis, according to Fitch Ratings.
A Year Later, SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink Delivering On What It Was Designed To Do
Grid Operations
| SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire
One year after San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) energized and put into service the 117-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line linking San Diego to the renewable-rich Imperial Valley, the positive impact of this infrastructure project is enormous not only to the San Diego region, but also to the state of California.
Fitch Publishes Updated Criteria for Rating Global Thermal Power Projects
Business & Corporate
| CHICAGO, Jun 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Fitch Ratings has updated its global criteria report for rating thermal power projects. Fitch's thermal criteria applies to a broad range of projects including newly constructed or existing, gas-fired or coal-fired, individual or portfolio, fully contracted or merchant projects.
Kepco's MOX load to arrive June 27
International
| Jun 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Eric Johnston Japan Times, Tokyo
Two ships carrying uranium-plutonium oxide fuel for the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, will arrive on June 27 -- the first batch of MOX to be sent to Japan since the Fukushima disaster in March 2011.
Duke Energy continues to rise in solar electricity rankings
Solar
| CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) continues to move up the solar energy charts.
PECO Awards 2013 Green Region Grants to 17 Municipalities in Greater Philadelphia Area
Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt
| PHILADELPHIA, Jun 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
PECO has provided 17 municipalities across the Greater Philadelphia region with $150,000 in grant funding as part of PECO Green Region, the company's municipal open space and environmental grant program.
Fitch: U.S. Public Power Debt Service Coverage Declining
Business & Corporate
| NEW YORK, Jun 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Debt service coverage continued to decline in 2012 for many issuers
throughout the public power sector, according to Fitch's annual "U.S.
Public Power Peer Study."
Fifty Years of Night: Coal jobs gone, perhaps for good
Fossil & Biomass
| Jun 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bill Estep and John Cheves Lexington Herald-Leader
Kyle Thacker's bloodline in the underground coal mines of Eastern Kentucky goes back decades.
At NREL, Sustainability Goes Beyond Campus
Energy Efficiency
| Jun 17, 2013 -- ENERGY DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) relies on a team of sustainability experts to make sure the lab "walks the talk."
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Reuters: Energy
CORRECTED-Brent holds above $106, all eyes on Fed
UPDATE 2-Australian tycoon Tinkler sells out of Whitehaven Coal
UPDATE 2-Mexican oil producer Pemex says bomb threat a 'false alarm'
PR Newswire
Coalspur Mines Limited - Board approves Vista project with development capital of C$458M for 6 Mtpa capacity
RWE npower Selects Smart Meter Platform from Trilliant
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