Finding a stable high return investment is crucial for Private Wealth, funds, family offices and large investors these days. Solar Energy Investors are making huge returns on Utility Scale Solar Farm projects. Read More »

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Chuck Boynton will transition out of SunPower to spend time with his family, in advance of pursuing career opportunities later this year. Read More »

Dominion Energy Virginia has been named one of the nation's Top 10 Utility Solar companies by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) based on its addition of 247 megawatts of solar generation during 2017. Read More »

Participants from countries considering building nuclear power plants discussed the issue of costs and timeframes at the first-ever Technical Meeting on Nuclear Power Cost Estimation and Analysis Methodologies in Vienna from 24 to 26 April. Read More »

Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today announced that SWEPCO President and Chief Operating Officer Venita McCellon-Allen has retired. Read More »

Georgia Power announced the latest operational milestone for the new units at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia – members of the third training class of nuclear operators have passed the initial licensing exam by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Read More »

The NRC is soliciting public comments on its strategy for identifying administrative regulations that are outdated or duplicative and can be eliminated without an adverse effect on the agency mission. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today announced senior management selections in the Office of New Reactors (NRO), the Office Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and the Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication (OCAA). Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing an $8,500 fine to Idaho State University for failing to maintain control and surveillance of one gram of radioactive material. Read More »

A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) will energize a new 138-kilovolt transmission line and substation later this month to enhance service reliability for Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison customers across northern Ohio. Read More »

Students at Independence Elementary School in Rock Hill, S.C., recently celebrated a week of activities focused on science and technology by flipping the switch on the newest addition to the Patriots' campus: a 230-kilowatt solar system made possible by the Duke Energy Solar Rebate Program. Read More »

First Solar Power Project and Largest Foreign Direct Investment in Uzbekistan's History Read More »

NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has been recognized for the third consecutive year as one of Forbes' America's Best Employers. NextEra Energy, whose principal subsidiaries are Florida Power & Light Company and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, is one of only 1,000 employers to receive this honor across the U.S. Read More »

The EDF Group, via EDF Renewables in the United Kingdom, a joint subsidiary of EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles, has bought the Neart na Gaoithe wind farm project from global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power, following a competitive bidding process. Read More »

The IAEA’s work in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and its support to countries to use nuclear science and technology for development were the focus of discussions and a speech by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano in Ireland last week. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed a nuclear fuel and related services contract extension with Xcel Energy for its two pressurized water reactor units at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Red Wing, Minnesota. Read More »

Georgia Power Company today announced the commencement of tender offers (each, an "Offer," and collectively, the "Offers") to purchase up to $750 million in aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest and excluding fees and expenses) (as such amount may be increased, decreased or eliminated by Georgia Power pursuant to the terms of the Offers Read More »

Alabama Power and partners will celebrate the success of the first Smart Neighborhood™ with community leaders tomorrow with an Open House and Microgrid Tour. Read More »

Southern Company has been named among DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity for the third consecutive year, ranking No. 44. Additionally, Southern Company was named No. 3 among the Top Companies for Veterans. Read More »

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corp. (NYSE: SCG), announced that it has completed purchase of the Columbia Energy Center, a natural-gas-fired power plant in Gaston, S.C. (Calhoun County), from LS Power for approximately $180 million. Read More »