Mary B. Powers

TVA Entertains Options to Reuse Alabama Mothballed Nuke Site

May 11, 2016

The Tennessee Valley Authority ended the possibility of completing two partially built nuclear units in Alabama on May 5, when its board voted to declare as surplus and for sale the 1,600-acre Bellefonte site.

Texas Takes Aim at Coastal Risks

Mary B. Powers

May 4, 2016

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Hurricane Ike's devastation in 2008 to vulnerable Texas coastal areas, $29 billion in damage and a lingering economic drain of $142 billion, was the wake-up call for a defensive solution.

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Supreme Court's Power Plant Decision: The Positive Side

Observers say the Maryland ruling will not significantly impact state efforts to push energy projects

Mary B. Powers

April 21, 2016

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Observers say the ruling will not significantly impact state efforts to push energy projects.

U.S. Approves First Wind Farm R&D Station in Federal Waters

Mary B. Powers

April 13, 2016

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Dominion Virginia Power has progressed on its plan to build what will be the first wind research turbines in U.S. waters by breaking the project’s EPC contract into four smaller packages, utility officials said on April 7.

Changing Priorities Alter Danish Energy Giant's Contracts in North Sea

Mary B. Powers

April 6, 2016

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The shifting energy market prompted state-owned Danish energy giant DONG Energy to readjust North Sea project priorities in late March.

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Alabama Craft-Skills Event Is Powerful Draw for Girls, Moms

Mary B. Powers

April 6, 2016

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Mittie Cannon, director of workforce development for Alabama-based contractor Robins & Morton, has a solution to attract more young women to construction as a career—draw in their mothers, too.

U.S. Park Service Head Wants Corps To Nix Permit to Virginia Power Line

Mary B. Powers

December 28, 2015

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Agency director cites harm to historic James River area, but utility defends project as key to prevent rolling blackouts in region.

New York Officials Want Multiple Power Transmission Bids for Lower Hudson Valley

To gain lower prices, Public Service Commission rejects utilities' objections to more competitors

Mary B. Powers

December 21, 2015

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Regulators said Dec. 17 that utilities' selected proposal for New York City must be put out for bid to find a lower price.

TVA Loads Fuel Into Watts Bar Nuclear Unit After $4B Completion

Mary B. Powers

December 16, 2015

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The Tennessee Valley Authority on Dec. 13 secured the reactor vessel head after loading 193 nuclear fuel assemblies into the 1,150-MW newly built unit at Watts Bar nuclear generating station in Spring City, Tenn.