http://www.energyonline.com/News/TodaysNews.aspx This is the syndication feed for EnergyOnline.com news. LCG, May 2, 2012--Commercial operations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant commenced on April 30. The project was completed a month ahead of schedule and at a cost approximately $30 less than budgeted. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7574&Operations_Begin_at_TVA's_John_Sevier_Combined_Cycle_Plant Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, April 27, 2012--PacifiCorp, a unit of MidAmerican Energy Holdings, announced yesterday that future federal and state environmental requirements for its coal fleet would cost over $1 billion in coming years. As a result, its fleet is expected to reduce coal consumption and increase reliance on natural gas. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7573&PacifiCorp_Weighs_Options_for_Coal-fired_Power_Plants Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, April 6, 2012--The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced yesterday cost increases and schedule delays for the construction of the 1,180-MW, Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear power plant, located in Spring City, Tennessee. The announcement follows a seven-month construction review. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7572&TVA_Announces_Expected_Cost_Increase_and_New_Schedule_for_Watts_Bar_Nuclear_Reactor Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, April 3, 2012--South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation and Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility, received approval for combined construction and operating licenses (COLs) from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for two new, AP1000 nuclear units at V. C. Summer Station in Jenkinsville, S.C. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7571&NRC_Approves_COLs_for_Two_Nuclear_Units_in_South_Carolina Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, March 29, 2012--The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday approved Florida Power & Light Company's (FPL) request to modernize its Port Everglades Next Generation Energy Center in Broward County. PSC Chairman Ronald A. Bris' stated, "Making sure Florida's energy supply is dependable and cost effective protects consumers now and in the future. This modernization will produce more efficient, cleaner energy, and the plant's port location will maintain system reliability since backup fuel, if needed, can be delivered via water." http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7570&Florida_PSC_Approves_FPL's_Port_Everglades_Project Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, March 28, 2012--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. The EPA stated that the rule creates a path forward for new technologies to be deployed at future facilities that will allow companies to burn coal, while emitting less carbon pollution. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7569&EPA_Proposes_Carbon_Standard_to_Limit_New_Coal-fired_Power_Generation Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, March 23, 2012 – LCG Consulting has released its findings concerning future grid operations and market conditions in ERCOT in a new report, 2015 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook, which summarizes hourly simulations for the entire year. The 2015 Outlook report will be of interest to market participants needing in-depth insight into key metrics such as load zone and hub prices, ancillary service (A/S) prices, hub prices, transmission lines experiencing significant congestion, and the value of congestion revenue rights (CRRs). http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7568&2015_ERCOT_Electricity_Market_Outlook_ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, March 22, 2012--TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) recently announced that Bruce Power received authorization from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to power up the Unit 2 reactor, enabling the transition from the construction and commissioning phases of the project to start-up. Commercial operations are now expected to commence in the second quarter. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7567&Bruce_Power_Restart_of_Unit_2_Continues_in_Ontario Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, March 21, 2012--First Wind yesterday announced that it has obtained $236 million in financing for the 69-MW Kawailoa Wind Project on Oahu's North Shore. The project, scheduled to deliver power to the grid in November, will be the largest wind farm in Hawaii. The project developer, First Wind, has a twenty-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) for the power generated from the wind farm. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7566&First_Wind_Obtains_Financing_for_Kawailoa_Wind_Project_in_Hawaii Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT LCG, March 8, 2012--Iberdrola completed construction of its 304-MW Blue Creek Wind Farm in Ohio. Iberdrola executed a 20-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) with the US firm FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., for 100 MWs of the total output of the project back in February 2011. With the new project, Iberdrola states that its installed capacity in the U.S. now exceeds 5,200 MW. http://www.energyonline.com//Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7565&Iberdrola_Completes_Blue_Creek_Wind_Farm_in_Ohio Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT