http://www.energyonline.com/News/TodaysNews.aspx This is the syndication feed for EnergyOnline.com news. LCG, July 24, 2008--SUEZ LNG NA LLC (SUEZ) announced yesterday that construction has started on its Neptune LNG project, which will be located approximately ten miles south of the city of Gloucester and 22 miles northeast of Boston. Neptune has a nominal capacity of 400 MMcf/day and is scheduled to be prepared to receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) by late 2009. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7269&Construction_Underway_on_Neptune_LNG_Project Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, July 18, 2008--The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas yesterday chose an electric transmission system expansion scenario that will enable the development of 18,456 MW of wind farms located in remote areas in West Texas and the Texas Panhandle. The PUC was directed by Senate Bill 20 to create a transmission plan that will increase transmission capacity to allow new wind power from remote areas to flow to load centers in Texas. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7268&Texas_Poised_to_Invest_%244.93_Billion_in_Transmission_System_Expansion_for_Wind_Power Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, July 17, 2008--The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday approved three solar energy projects proposed by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL). The projects include the world's largest photovoltaic solar system and the first hybrid energy system that combines solar thermal technology with an existing natural gas combined-cycle generation unit. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7267&Florida_PSC_Gives_Green_Light_to_FPL's_New_Solar_Facilities_ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, July 16, 2008--The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday approved a proposal by Progress Energy Florida (Progress) for a determination of need to build two, 1,100-MW nuclear reactors at a greenfield site in Levy County, Florida. The first reactor is scheduled to be operational in 2016, and the second reactor in the following year. Progress submitted the petition to the PSC in March. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7266&Florida_PSC_Approves_New_Nuclear_Station_Proposed_by_Progress Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, July 11, 2008--Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is planning two solar photovoltaic facilities that will have a combined electric generating capacity of 35 MW. SunPower Corporation announced yesterday that it was selected by FPL to design and build the facilities that will incorporate SunPower photovoltaic panels. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7265&New_Solar_Photovoltaic_Facilities_Planned_by_FPL Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, July 10, 2008--A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. yesterday announced that it finished the initial phase of its first wind turbine production facility in Shenyang, China. Operations are scheduled to commence this quarter. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7264&New_Wind_Turbine_Manufacturing_Facility_Ready_to_Start_Production_in_China Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, July 8, 2008--The Public Utility Commission of Texas last week approved a proposal from Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) to build a coal-fired electric generating facility in southwest Arkansas. Prior to proceeding with construction of the facility, SWEPCO awaits a number of permits, including the receipt of an air permit from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7263&Texas_Commission_Approves_SWEPCO's_Proposed_Coal-fired_Power_Plant_ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, June 27, 2008--The North Dakota Public Service Commission was recently notified by FPL Energy that it plans to construct a 150-MW wind farm in southeastern North Dakota. The project is estimated to cost approximately $300 million and will include roughly 100 wind turbines. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7261&FPL_Energy_Plans_Another_Wind_Project_for_North_Dakota Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, June 27, 2008--FPL Energy yesterday filed a letter of intent with North Dakota's Public Service Commission regarding its plan to build a $2 billion wind farm project in west-central North Dakota. The proposed electric generating capacity of the project is 1,000 MW. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7262&FPL_Energy_Announces_Plans_for_%242_Billion_Wind_Farm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT LCG, June 26, 2008--The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board yesterday unanimously approved permits for the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, a $1.8 billion project of Dominion Virginia Power, a subsidiary of Dominion. The proposed 585-MW power plant will be located in southwest Virginia and use a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology to burn coal and up to 20 percent biomass. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7260&Virginia_Air_Board_Approves_Dominion's_Coal-fired_Plant Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT