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Guilty Verdict for PG&E in 2010 San Bruno Pipeline Blast

California utility violated pipeline safety laws, obstructed investigators

August 15, 2016

A federal jury on Aug. 9 found Pacific Gas & Electric guilty of violating federal pipeline safety regulations before a fatal natural-gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, Calif., in 2010 and, further, of obstructing investigators after the incident.

Contractors Seek $23 Million Over Wind Power Port Scope Gaps

Scott Van Voorhis

August 10, 2016

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As it searches for new tenants for a $113-million port terminal in New Bedford, Mass., that was set to stage huge turbines for the now-halted Cape Wind offshore wind project, a state agency faces a $23-million breach-of-contract lawsuit from the 28-acre facility’s two key contractors, Cashman Dredging and Marine Co. and Weeks Marine Inc., over scope deficiencies.

Brexit Vote Puts Floating Wind Turbines in Uncertain Seas

Johanna Knapschaefer

Tom Sawyer

August 10, 2016

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Blame the U.K.’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union—the Brexit referendum—as well as construction challenges, for hesitation in the development of lightweight floating foundations for wind turbines sited in deep waters off Scotland and England.

At FP&L Power Plant, Canal Waters Still Turbulent

Thomas F. Armistead

August 10, 2016

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Controversy continues to dog the cooling system at Florida Power & Light Co.’s 3550-MW Turkey Point Power Station in Florida City despite the utility’s June 20 consent agreement with the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection.

$1 Billion Project To Put Wind Beneath Iowa Utility's Wings

Thomas F. Armistead

August 10, 2016

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One of the largest single investments in Alliant Energy’s multiyear plan to create cleaner and more efficient ways to generate electricity will be a $1-billion expansion of an Iowa wind farm, adding 500 MW of capacity to the 200 MW now in place.

Buyout Would Bolster Largest Texas Utility's Investment Plans

Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4B bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed deal for Hawaii utility

Mary B. Powers

August 2, 2016

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Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4-billion bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed Hawaii utility deal.

Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades

Mary B. Powers

July 27, 2016

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Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Co. has withdrawn its $1.2-billion plan to upgrade oil-fired power plants to burn natural gas after state regulators rejected its planned merger with Florida-based clean-energy firm NextEra Energy Inc.

Energy Viewpoint

Nuclear Energy: A Love/Fear Affair

Thomas F. Armistead

July 27, 2016

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America’s conflicted relationship with nuclear energy is back at center stage, and ENR Energy’s lead story explores it this month.

$569M South Africa Solar Plant Construction Starts

Shem Oirere

July 19, 2016

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Project is a milestone for South African effort to develop more than 13,000 MW of clean energy by 2030.

Kazakhstan Seeks Attention With Multi-Billion-Dollar Expo Build

Former Soviet nation and US designer push energy-efficient innovations

Neelam Mathews

July 19, 2016

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Former Soviet nation and US designer are pushing energy-efficient innovations at EXPO 2017 site and surrounding capital city.

Trump Orders Agency Heads to Review and 'Terminate or Modify' Contracts

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Boeing Picks BE&K/HITT for Infrastructure Portion of $1B South Carolina Expansion

Construction Begins on Nation's First Direct-to-Distribution Water Reuse Facility

Intel Delays Completion of First Ohio Plant to 2030

A construction worker wearing an orange shirt and gloves, white hardhat and yellow vest holds up a wooden beam, with the frame of a structure in the background.

New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, Expected to Drive Up Construction Prices

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