Wayne Barber
About the Author
Wayne Barber, Chief Analyst for the GenerationHub, has been covering power generation, energy and natural resources issues at national publications for more than 20 years. Prior to joining PennWell he was editor of Generation Markets Week at SNL Financial for nine years. He has also worked as a business journalist at both McGraw-Hill and Financial Times Energy. Wayne also worked as a newspaper reporter for several years. During his career has visited nuclear reactors and coal mines as well as coal and natural gas power plants.
Wayne can be reached at wayneb@pennwell.com.
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UBS expects new operator for Wolf Creek nuclear plant
UBS Investment Research said June 17 that it is becoming increasingly likely that owners of the Wolf Creek nuclear plant in Kansas could bring in an outside company to help operate the nuclear station soon.
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Duke promotes Lynn Good to president and CEO
Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) finally has a new, permanent CEO following its July 2012 merger with Progress Energy, as the company announced June 18 that its board of directors has unanimously elected Lynn Good as its next president and CEO, succeeding Jim Rogers.
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Fanning disappointed in DOE’s modified terms for Vogtle loan
Southern (NYSE:SO) CEO Tom Fanning is disappointed that the Department of Energy (DOE) changed the “terms and conditions” for final approval of a federal loan guarantee for two new nuclear units in Georgia in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy.
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PPL wraps up turbine work at both Susquehanna units
After completing turbine blade repairs, both reactors units at the Susquehanna nuclear station have been returned to service, PPL indicated June 14.
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AWEA: RPS laws survive state pushback effort
Renewable organizations have spent much effort in recent times fighting off efforts in various state legislatures to weaken renewable portfolio standard (RPS) laws.
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EPSA favors keeping current minimal ‘swap’ dealing standard
The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) has joined other energy trade organizations in urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) not to ensnare electric and natural gas companies in defining “swap dealers.”
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Moniz faces House GOP on FY14 Energy Dept. funds
Newly-confirmed Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz touched upon everything from nuclear waste to solar power markets in his June 13 appearance before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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Moniz upbeat on use of captured carbon for EOR
The use of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) has for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) appears to have a supporter in new Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
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California, NRC talk nuclear issues after San Onofre retirement
The recent decision by Edison International subsidiary Southern California Edison to permanently retire the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is hardly the end of nuclear policy debate in California.
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NRC disagrees with GAO on ‘shadow evacuations’
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission disagrees with a finding from a Government Accountability Office report in that urged NRC to do more to increase public emergency preparedness outside the 10-mile emergency planning zone for nuclear plants.
Recent Documents
- WVCAG2 June 18 2013 APCo Test
- WVCAG June 18 2013 APCo Test
- WVEUG June 18 2013 APCo Test
- CAD2 June 18 2013 APCo Test
- CAD June 18 2013 APCo Test
- WVPSC Staff June 18 2013 APCo Test
- Gregg June 18 2013 APCo Test
- ATCO April 16 2013 Hand Hills App
- Alberta June 18 2013 Wind Notice
- CEC June 17 2013 HECA Update
