NUCLEAR:
• An environmental group opposes a bid by the TVA to boost the generating capacity of its three reactors at the Browns Ferry plant in Alabama. (The Chattanoogan)
• A process to recycle spent nuclear fuel rods for future power generation at the TVA resumes in South Carolina. (Aiken Standard)
UTILITIES:
• The TVA reduces its overall capital budget for 2017 but boosts its planned spending on cleaner energy sources. (The Chattanoogan)
• Entergy’s response to the historic flooding in Louisiana demonstrates the benefits of planning and flexibility. (EnergyWire)
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COAL ASH: Tougher coal ash disposal regulations motivate a Houston environmental management firm to expand into South Carolina. (Plastics News)
COAL: First Energy asks for a surcharge on its West Virginia ratepayers to pay for upgrades to emissions controls at two coal-fired power plants there. (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
SOLAR:
• A leading national installer expands into Florida. (Solar Industry)
• A Duke Energy executive takes over as the CEO of a commercial solar developer the utility owns a majority stake in. (Charlotte Business Journal)
FRACKING: New research by Duke University and others suggests chemicals used in fracking increase risks of miscarriages, prostate cancer, birth defects and other ailments. (Florida Today)
WASTE-TO-ENERGY: Questions grow about the cumulative health and environmental impacts of a power plant in Northern Virginia that burns much of the household waste from Washington, D.C. (ThinkProgress)
EDUCATION: A former north Georgia resident extols the virtues of a STEM-focused school-to-work program that lands her an engineering job at the TVA. (The Chattanoogan)
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OIL & GAS: An industry executive paints a brightening outlook for modest job growth in West Virginia. (The Exponent Telegram)
COMMENTARY:
• A Dominion executive speaks up on climate change, but that turns out to be a bad thing. (Power for the People VA blog)
• Replacing coal and other fossil fuels with cleaner energy sources is paramount to combating extreme weather due to climate change. (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Southern Co. should buy the TVA’s Bellefonte nuclear power plant. (Alabama Media Group)
• Regulators should reject Florida Power & Light’s bid for larger profits. (Bradenton Herald)