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EDF awards 74 MW peaking power purchase agreement to Canada's Maxim Power (Feb 23, 2010)

Canadian independent power producer Maxim Power's subsidiary Comax France has entered into power purchase agreements (PPA) to provide 74 MW of peaking services to EDF for a term of eight years.

Judge finds for CPS Energy in Texas nuclear project dispute (Feb 2, 2010)

On Jan. 29, a Texas judge ruled in favor of CPS Energy of San Antonio in the first phase of a lawsuit the municipal utility filed to define the rights and obligations of the parties in the South Texas Project nuclear plant.

Texas Nuclear Project in Jeopardy (Jan 18, 2010)

A rift between partners in a plan to build two new nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project near Bay City, Texas, appears to be widening, potentially threatening the project.

FPL Group stops nuclear plant after rate case (Jan 14, 2010)

FPL Group said it will suspend about $10 billion in capital projects over the next five years, including plans beyond the permitting process to build two new nuclear reactors. The decision follows an unfavorable rate case decision.

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Nuclear power plant design team gets $40mn from DOE (Mar 8, 2010)

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $40 million to Westinghouse and General Atomics for conceptual design and planning work for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant.

Power transmission equipment makers launch Friends of the Supergrid lobby group in London (Mar 8, 2010)

Power transmission and distribution equipment manufacturers such as Siemens, Areva T&D and Prysmian have launched Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG) in an effort to build a European offshore grid focused on the North Sea.

Pakistan?s Pepco agrees for Sindh Engro to build 1200 MW coal fired plant (Mar 8, 2010)

Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) and Sindh Engro Coal Energy Company (SECEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a 1200 MW coal fired power plant at the Thar coalfield in Pakistan.

March 1-7 QuickVote results (Mar 8, 2010)

Do you agree or disagree with the Vermont Senate's decision to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant?

GE Hitachi, Poland's PGE sign nuclear reactor agreement (Mar 5, 2010)

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (PGE), Poland’s largest power company, have agreed to collaborate on Poland’s initiative to build next-generation commercial nuclear power plants.

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