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Energy Projects

$4B Advanced Nuclear Power Plant Set for Former Wyo. Coal Site

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 20, 2021

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Bechtel will lead EPC work on a 345-MW reactor at Kemmerer site for Bill Gates-founded firm TerraPower; Southern Co. also announces demonstration project with the developer in Idaho.

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Delay Close of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant, MIT-Stanford Study Says

Mary B. Powers

November 18, 2021

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Keeping Calif. facility open until 2035 would cut state carbon emissions and save $2.6 billion in power costs, researchers say.

Energy Sector Construction

Manufacturing Giant GE Sets Up for Energy Transition

Mary B. Powers

November 12, 2021

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US conglomerate to merge fossil fuel, clean energy and digital software units into spinoff firm to focus effort to meet rising global competition in changing global power market.

The November Vote

Election 2021: $1B New England Power Project Underway Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Funding Measures

November 3, 2021

Project finance exec Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, is Virginia governor-elect, while New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy squeaks to re-election; state Senate president Stephen Sweeney, an ironworkers' VP, concedes defeat and four big cities reject spending.

Clean Energy Construction

Feds Advance Offshore Wind Builds in Gulf and Off NC, Massachusetts

Debra K. Rubin

October 30, 2021

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Interior Dept. announced proposed leases in U.S. waters off of North Carolina, Louisiana and Texas; environmental review of 2-GW project south of Martha's Vineyard begins.

Renewable Energy

SRP’s Largest Solar Power Plant Will Deliver Power to Arizona in 2024

David M. Brown

October 28, 2021

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The CO Bar Solar project is a partnership between Tempe-based not-for-profit utility SRP and solar and storage developer Boise-based Clēnera, which will build and operate the plant.

Clean Energy Construction

Wind Turbine Giant Siemens Will Build $200M Va. Production Plant

Mary B. Powers

October 27, 2021

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First in the US, the factory at Portsmouth port will support Dominion Energy's $2.6 billion offshore wind energy complex set to have 205 turbines.

Bechtel, Hatch Win Leads on Australia-Singapore Power Megaproject

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 20, 2021

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Estimated $22.5B solar generation, battery storage and high-voltage transmission will deliver renewable energy from Australia's Northern Territory to Singapore, with construction set to begin in late 2023.

Clean Energy Construction

NJ Utility PSEG Adds Hundreds of Millions in New Infrastructure Spend

Mary B. Powers

September 30, 2021

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Giant power provider's investment in grid clean energy and modernization now nears $17 billion through 2025, its CEO told investors on Sept. 29. Ralph Izzo supports Democrats' controversial Clean Electricity Performance Program, contained in the pending $3.5T reconciliation bill.

Clean Energy Construction

Offshore Wind Projects Move Forward in Northeast, California

Mary B. Powers

September 26, 2021

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Massachusetts gains new proposals in third bid round for 1,600 MW of added capacity, while state's first project closes on $2.3B of construction finance and feds expand development off New York.