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The Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 20 issued a final rule to repeal amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Oil- and Coal-Fired Fossil Fuel-Fired power plants.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted unanimously to streamline its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review for water power actions, that have minimal or no impacts to the environment, to provide greater efficiency and regulatory certainty to regulated industries.
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently unanimously approved the sale of approximately $460 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects and refinance debt issued in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Feb. 18 issued an executive order aimed at boosting nuclear generation in the state. The EO calls for the Illinois Power Agency and the Illinois Commerce Commission, within 60 days from the date of the Executive Order, and after consultation with other State agencies
A recently announced U.S.-Japan trade agreement calls for the construction of a 9.2- gigawatt natural gas power plant in Ohio.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Feb. 17 announced a partnership agreement between the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison’s Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics to undertake a study exploring nuclear energy opportunities in Wisconsin.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, recently announced that it has broken ground on its newest data center: a state-of-the-art 1 gigawatt campus in Lebanon, Indiana.
GE Vernova on Feb. 16 announced that it has secured a contract with Lincoln Electric System to supply two LM6000VELOX aeroderivative gas turbine packages for the Terry Bundy Generating Station (TBGS) in Lincoln, Nebraska.