Nashville Tennessean & CEG - Thu January 12, 2023
TVA to Turn Coal Plant Near Clarksville, Tenn., Into Natural Gas Facility
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will replace its Cumberland coal plant near Clarksville, Tenn., with a natural gas facility, the federal utility formally announced Jan. 10, despite objections from environmental groups, the Nashville Tennessean reported....
Gov. Greg Abbott - Tue December 27, 2022
Largest Green Hydrogen Facility Coming to Lone Star State
Gov. Greg Abbott recently celebrated the announcement of Air Products and The AES Corporation's (AES) new mega-scale green hydrogen facility in Wilbarger County. The project is anticipated to create more than 1,300 construction jobs, 115 permanent operations jobs and 200 transportation and distribution jobs....
Otter Tail Power Company - Wed October 12, 2022
Companies Collaborate On $439M Transmission Project
Otter Tail Power Company announced it is working with Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. to develop, construct and co-own an approximately 95-mi. 345-kV transmission line from Jamestown, N.D., to Ellendale, N.D....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue September 20, 2022
Richards Transportation Moves Oversized Windmill in Idaho
More than 80 oversized loads departed the Port of Lewiston bound for Canada, a haul trip that will take place over the next 2.5 months, with the first load already transported. Richards Transportation is in the process of delivering windmill blades to Jenner, Alberta, with the largest loads measuring up to 325 ft....
Andrew Welsh-Huggins – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 13, 2022
High Court Upholds Lake Erie Wind Farm
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A company can proceed with plans to build what will be the first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility in North America, in Lake Erie off the coast of Cleveland, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Aug....
Entergy Louisiana - Mon August 29, 2022
VIDEO: Entergy Completes Transmission Line Segment Over Mississippi River
As part of its ongoing commitment to increase reliability of and build resilience into the electric system, Entergy Louisiana recently completed the Mississippi River transmission crossing from Avondale to Harahan....
Caterpillar - Tue May 31, 2022
Caterpillar to Launch Demonstration Project Using Hydrogen-Fueled Combined Heat, Power System
Caterpillar Inc. announced a three-year project with Minnesota-based District Energy St. Paul to demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) system. The project is supported and partially funded by the U.S....
Associated Press - Wed May 04, 2022
Developer Eyes What Would Be Biggest Wind Farm in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) A developer is exploring the potential for what would be Arizona's biggest wind farm on an expanse of high desert in Pinal County about 30 miles north of Tucson. But the company's plan to erect up to 83 wind turbines at the site known as Oak Wells has already drawn opposition from local ranchers who say the wind farm would harm rangeland as well as the environment and native wildlife....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 17, 2022
Bechtel Builds New Reactors at Georgia Power's Vogtle Plant
Bechtel and its subcontractors are putting in a herculean effort to complete the new nuclear reactors, Units 3 and 4, located at Georgia Power's Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 20, 2022
Tennessee Valley Authority's $85M Improvements Ensure Reliable Service to Customers
At an estimated total cost of $85 million, construction crews are making various improvements to the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) transmission system. The work includes building a new Anderson 500-kilovolt substation on existing TVA property near the Bull Run Fossil Plant....
