Mary B. Powers

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.

US Trade Court Throws Out Trump Tariff on Solar Panel Imports

Mary B. Powers

November 18, 2021

One Comment

US developers fought duties on two-sided solar arrays, citing project cost impact, but domestic manufacturers said they are needed against 'unfair' Chinese competition.

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.

Clean Energy Construction

Giant Virginia Offshore Wind Project Makes Five Key Construction Awards

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 11, 2021

2 Comments

Dominion Energy says project cost rose $2B to nearly $10B, citing commodity price hikes and power transmission route changes, but ratepayer impact stays within approved range.

Natural Gas Projects

Court Pushes FERC to Reassess Its 2020 Signoff of $10B Jordan Cove LNG

Mary B. Powers

November 9, 2021

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Agency Canada-owned natural gas export project now is paused, with more risk faced from lack of permits and energy market shifts

Workforce Dispute

Terminated Nuke Project Workers Seek New Ruling in Pay Suit Against Fluor

Mary B. Powers

November 2, 2021

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Appellate court is set to decide whether workers at abandoned VC Summer project in South Carolina are entitled to compensation for no notice of layoff.

Georgia Power Says Its Coal Ash Cleanup Tab Has Risen to $9 Billion

Mary B. Powers

November 1, 2021

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The utility has already spent $856 million on remediation and is moving on new cleanup projects, but court battle to stop it from passing costs to ratepayers will likely continue.

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.

Texas, Missouri Sue Feds Over Cancelled Border Wall Contracts

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

October 23, 2021

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States and U.S. agencies dispute other border uses for appropriated barrier funds, as Texas awards its first state wall program contract to Michael Baker and Huitt Zollars.