TAS Energy has been awarded a contract for a energy storage project at a new 1,300 MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Virginia.

SPX Corp. said that its Thermal Equipment and Services segment has been awarded a contract to supply an air-cooled condenser (ACC) for a new 1.3 GW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant being built by Dominion Virginia Power in Warren County, Va.

Calpine Corp. has executed Resource Adequacy contracts with California’s three investor-owned utilities – Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co. and San Diego Gas and Electric Co. – for the purchase of resource adequacy from the 578 MW Sutter Energy Center for the period from July 1 through December 31, 2012.

The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a proposal by Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (LG&E) to build a 640 MW natural gas-fired power plant at LG&E’s Cane Run plant and to purchase the 495 MW Bluegrass natural gas-fired plant in Oldham County.

Washington-based NAES Corp. said it has executed an operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement for a 400 MW combined-cycle power plant being constructed in west Singapore.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said the 880 MW natural gas-fired John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant near Rogersville, Tenn., began commercial operation on April 30.

The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Fluor Corp. broke ground on the Ferguson Replacement Project in Texas.

Southern Co. said the second of Georgia Power's three, 840 MW natural gas combined-cycle units at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, Ga.

NTE Energy was issued a patent by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for its biomass hybrid technology on April 24.

UGL Limited announced that in a 50-50 joint venture with CH2M HILL it has been awarded a $550 million contract by JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd for the construction of a combined-cycle power plant for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia.

Construction began on a 1,239 MW natural gas-fired power plant in Warren County, Va.

PPL Corp. on April 13 completed the acquisition of AES Ironwood LLC and AES Prescott LLC, which together own and operate the 705 MW AES Ironwood combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in Lebanon, Pa.

The Maryland Public Service Commission chose Competitive Power Ventures Inc.’s (CPV) St. Charles Energy Center as the site for a new combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant.

EPA has issued a final Clean Air Act permit to the Pioneer Valley Energy Center for the construction and operation of a new 400 MW combined-cycle gas turbine in Westfield, Mass.

Wisconsin Power and Light Co. (WPL) won approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to purchase the 600 MW, $392 million Riverside Energy Center from Riverside Energy Center LLC.

The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on March 27 approved Florida Power & Light Co.’s (FPL) proposal to modernize its Port Everglades Next Generation Energy Center.

GE said it has received a contract for nearly $200 million to supply steam turbine technology, power generation services and distributed control systems for the conversion of Saudi Electricity Co.’s (SEC) PP10 power plant from simple to combined-cycle operation.

The Shaw Group Inc. on March 26 said it received full notice to proceed on a new dual fuel combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant at Entergy’s Ninemile Point Steam Electric Station near New Orleans.

GE said it will upgrade two gas turbines at a Progress Energy power plant in the 1,890 MW Smith Energy Complex that will result in increased output.