Five companies have filed letters of intent with the North Dakota Public Service Commission to build wind power projects in the state.

The Ohio Power Siting Board has recently approved plans for Oregon Clean Energy LLC to build an $860 million natural gas-fired power plant in Oregon, Ohio.

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. said it received oral approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to install additional emission control technology at Unit 5 of the Edgewater Generating Station in Wisconsin for $410 million.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said that Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA) does not meet foreign ownership requirements to build two nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project.

The cost of complying with tougher Environmental Protection Agency air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation.

The Colorado Senate narrowly passed a bill Monday that would increase the renewable energy usage requirement for the state’s rural cooperative utilities.

Regulations from Japan’s new Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) could affect restarts of the country’s dormant nuclear reactors.

Dominion Energy was issued a violation from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin.

Southern California Edison voluntarily submitted a draft license amendment request to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that is designed to support restarting Unit 2 at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in California.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule.

A federal appeals court recently ruled that government regulators may attempt to halt construction projects at power plants if they believe the companies did not properly calculate potential increases in air pollution.

A proposed 150 MW wind farm in Indiana will be allowed to continue development as long as it meets certain conditions.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited the Prairie Island nuclear plant for a safety violation that will result in additional oversight.

Southern California Edison is considering proposing an amendment to its operating license with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that would allow the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to power back on before the peak demand of summer.

The California Public Utilities Commission rejected plans to build two natural gas-fired power plants, saying the region must come up with cleaner alternatives quickly.

The Kentucky Division of Waste Management has denied a permit for a coal ash landfill in Trimble County for the Trimble County Power Station.

The UK’s Energy Secretary Ed Davey, is expected to announce Tuesday that the government will allow construction of the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.

Ontario Power Generation won approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission last week for plans to refurbish and extend the operating life of the Darlington nuclear plant.

Two solar and one wind power project were approved to be built on public lands by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management.