Plant operators safely removed Unit 1 of the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant offline Sunday, Sept. 16, at 5 a.m. ET for the scheduled fall 2018 refueling outage. Read More »

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced the company has joined the Hydrogen Council, a global initiative of leading energy, transport and industry companies with a united vision to foster the role of hydrogen technologies in the global energy transition. Read More »

Duke Energy has staged more than 20,000 professionals across North Carolina and South Carolina – ready to go to work to restore power once it is safe to do so in the wake of powerful Hurricane Florence. Read More »

The proposed combination of Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE : D ) and SCANA Corporation (NYSE : SCG ) has achieved another significant milestone. Read More »

Conti Solar, a national solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), O&M and energy storage company, announced that it was selected to provide full turnkey EPC services for Southern Sky Renewable Energy’s 35 MW solar project portfolio. Read More »

Solar FlexRack™, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, announced that Exyte Energy (formerly M+W Energy, Inc.) Read More »

Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST), announced that it filed a notice of suspension of operations with PJM and other mandatory regulatory notifications related to the retirement of its 51-megawatt waste coal facility Read More »

Vivint Solar, Inc. (NYSE : VSLR ), a leading full-service residential solar provider, today announced the Florida Public Service Commission has approved its solar lease product proposal, allowing homeowners in Florida to install solar panels from Vivint Solar for no money down and get guaranteed solar production. Read More »

Entergy Mississippi, Inc. has taken another step toward modernizing the electric grid and building the utility of the future. Read More »

FirstEnergy Solutions Inc. ("FES") today announced that it has taken its latest step in the regulatory process leading to the deactivation of its three nuclear power plants beginning in 2020. Read More »

Southern Company Gas Chairman, President and CEO Kim Greene today announced two new executive roles to the company's management, effective September 1. Read More »

Emergency responders from federal, state and local agencies will join Tennessee Valley Authority personnel in an emergency preparedness training drill involving the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant on Wednesday, Aug. 8. Read More »

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $36.4 million in funding for 37 research awards at universities, national laboratories, and private industry on a range of topics in fusion energy sciences. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed David C. Lew as the Agency’s Region I administrator, effective immediately. Read More »

Marian L. Zobler, the agency’s Deputy General Counsel for Rulemaking and Policy Support, has been selected by the Commission as the agency’s next General Counsel. Read More »

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule), to correct the national automobile fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards to give the American people greater access to safer, more affordable vehicles that are cleaner for the environment. Read More »

The Office of Secure Transportation (OST) at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) welcomed 24 federal agents at a graduation ceremony July 17 at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, upon successful completion of Nuclear Materials Courier training. Read More »

The Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station (PLNGS) is currently, and has continuously operated at high power following its return to power from its planned maintenance outage on May 31. Read More »

A panel of experts that advises the NRC on nuclear safety matters will hold a public meeting onJuly 26 at the NRC’s Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded 51 grants in fiscal year 2018 to 40 academic institutions in 25 states, totaling more than $15 million. Read More »