NUCLEAR: Southern Company says completing the Vogtle nuclear project, already years late and billions over budget, will cost another $1.1 billion. (WABE)
COAL: Trump administration officials edited a report on last January’s frigid temperatures to boost coal-fired power plants. (Bloomberg)
• West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies still owe $2.5 million in unpaid taxes in at least five Kentucky counties that are struggling to fund schools and social services. (Lexington Herald Leader)
• Coal companies’ arguments to reduce payments that help miners with black lung disease are contradicted by government findings, records show. (Reuters)
• Eight former Armstrong Coal Company employees plead not guilty to cheating on coal dust safety monitoring. (WKU Public Radio)
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RENEWABLES: The city of Largo, Florida commits to transition to 100 percent renewable energy. (Solar Industry Magazine)
SOLAR:
• A Virginia solar panel provider will expand operations in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a North Carolina solar company plans a move to Durham. (Triangle Business Journal, News & Observer)
• Leesburg, Georgia officials approve a solar project after hours of public debate. (Albany Herald)
PIPELINES: A judge denies six Virginia landowners’ request for a preliminary injunction against the Mountain Valley Pipeline for erosion on their property. (Roanoke Times)
UTILITIES: Dominion Energy projects that could impact the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia meet legal pushback at the local, state, and national level. (Staunton News Leader)
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OIL AND GAS:
• Oil companies try to adapt to President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum. (San Antonio Business Journal)
• A logistics company announces plans to build a facility near Corpus Christi in the Gulf of Mexico to export crude oil. (Caller Times)
COMMENTARY:
• An editorial board argues that Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam isn’t opposing pipelines because businesses want natural gas. (Roanoke Times)
• An environmental activist says that despite claims from officials, nuclear energy is not the answer for energy in Tennessee. (Chattanooga Pulse)
• The Texas oil and gas boom is beneficial and should continue as long as possible, an editorial board says. (Dallas Morning News)