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FirstEnergy Corp.

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Nuclear power plant returns to service after outage

05/11/2012 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., said the 911 MW Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa., returned to service May 11, 2012 follow...

Davis-Besse unit shuts down for refueling

05/07/2012 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., said that its 908 MW Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, shut down early on May 6 for scheduled refueling an...

Emergency Operations Center complete at nuclear power plant

03/30/2012

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., said construction of the Emergency Operations Facility for its Beaver Valley Power Station has been completed.

Areva extends nuclear fuel contract for Davis-Besse plant

03/27/2012 Areva said it has extended its fuel fabrication contract with FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., for the continued fuel delivery to the 913 MWe Davis-Besse Nuclea...

Coal-fired power plant to use B&W technology

03/26/2012 The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) said its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Inc. (B&W PGG), has been awarded a contract to design and supply reheaters for three ...

First Solar acquires Maryland solar project

03/14/2012

First Solar, Inc. has announced a 100 percent stake in Maryland Solar, a 20 MW alternating current (AC) photovoltaic (PV) solar project in Hagerstown, Md.

FirstEnergy weighs switch from coal to natural gas peaking plant

03/08/2012 FirstEnergy Generation Corp. has filed an application for a feasibility study with PJM Interconnection (PJM) to install up to 800 MW of new combustion turbine peaking generation at its existing Eas...

Iberdrola completes 304 MW Ohio wind farm

03/07/2012

Iberdrola has completed construction of the Blue Creek wind farm, situated in six townships in Van Wert and Paulding Counties, Ohio.

Cracks at nuclear plant caused by 1978 blizzard, report says

02/28/2012 Cracks found in the containment building wall of the 913 MWe Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio was caused by lack of an exterior weatherproof coating on the shield building, according to a re...

FirstEnergy board member announces retirement

02/22/2012

FirstEnergy Corp. said Jesse T. Williams Sr., will retire from the company's Board of Directors, effective March 1, following 20 years of service.

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