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New York Poised to Close Last Coal-fire Power Plant

LCG, December 4, 2019--The last operating coal-fired power plant in New York is moving toward closure shortly. Last month, Somerset Operating Company, a subsidiary of Riesling Power LLC, submitted a request to the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) to waive the state's required, 180-day notice to close the Somerset Station, allowing the facility to be retired on February 15, 2020. Closure is contingent on approvals by both NYSPSC and the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), which will evaluate if it will cause an adverse effect on grid reliability.

Construction Commences on Enel’s Aurora Wind Farm in North Dakota

Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGPNA”), the US renewable energy company of the Enel Group, has started construction of the 299-MW Aurora Wind Farm in North Dakota.

Replacement Steam Generators Arrive at Arkansas 2

LCG, Aug. 9, 2000--Westinghouse Electric Co. said yesterday that two replacement steam generators for the 941 megawatt Unit 2 of Arkansas Nuclear one, a plant owned and operated by Entergy Corp., had arrived on the plant site and installation would begin next month.

The steam generators were manufactured by Equipos Nucleares S.A. of Spain, aWestinghouse subcontractor and licensee. They are the largest designed by Westinghouse and the largest built by ENSA. They were manufactured in 33 months and shipped from Ensa on July 9.

The two steam generators bring to nine the number manufactured by Ensa for Westinghouse. Three were delivered to The Southern Co. earlier this year for installation in the Farley Unit 1 plant and four original equipment steam generators were delivered to a site in China over the last several months.

Another seven steam generators are being built for Westinghouse by Ensa. Three will go to Farley Unit 2 and four will go to the South Texas Project facility operated by Reliant Energy Inc.

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