Power & Industrial

Section covers power plants, transmission lines, oil and gas refineries and terminals, as well as solar- and wind-power generating infrastructure.

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Electrical Power

Bechtel Team to Build $3-$6B Nuclear Test Reactor in Idaho

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 24, 2020

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MIT says nuke power plant design-builders can cut rising costs to propel use in U.S. energy transformation.

Prosecutions

Former ComEd CEO, Lobbyist Indicted in Illinois Bribes-for-Rate-Increase Scheme

Jeff Yoders

November 19, 2020

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Prosecutors also name two other lobbyists, charging the executives with multiple counts of bribery and conspiracy; defendants' attorneys claim their clients are innocent.

Coronavirus & Construction

Canada Construction Shows Post-COVID Resurgence, But Not Everywhere

Scott Van Voorhis

November 18, 2020

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Ontario and Quebec infrastructure work leads the country in activity, says Procore statistics, while Alberta and British Columbia recovery is slowed by changes in energy-sector economics.

2020 Election Transition

Biden Climate Goals Will Boost Renewable Energy, but Fossil Fuel Still Has Life

Building trades and offshore wind giant Orsted sign labor pact, while NJ launches first state wind transmission build plan

November 18, 2020

Incoming administration set to rejoin Paris climate pact, which will require a heavy lift for the energy sector; building trades and New Jersey make big new moves in offshore wind

Bitcoin Mining Helps Boost a Growing Data Center Market

Peter Maloney

November 18, 2020

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The push to mine cryptocurrency is driving a market for power plant conversions and other construction, but dependent on volatile up and down prices.

Michigan seeks to shutter Enbridge pipeline

Michigan Seeks to Permanently Shut Down Enbridge Pipeline

Annemarie Mannion

November 16, 2020

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State aims to terminate 67-year-old easement agreement to halt operation of underwater oil and gas line.

Rolls-Royce Leads Consortium Pushing Small Nuclear Reactors in UK

Peter Reina

November 12, 2020

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Atkins, Jacobs, BAM Nuttall and Laing O’Rourke are part of group that says it has developed a production line process to reduce construction risks.

Top Owners Sourcebook: Trans Mountain Pipeline

Louise Poirier

November 11, 2020

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Trans Mountain has hired CB&I to build 14 tanks in BC

Top Owners Sourcebook: Fast-Track Decomission

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

November 11, 2020

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Duke dismantling Crystal River ahead of schedule

Corps OKs Key Part of $1B New England Hydro Power Corridor as Opponents Sue

Johanna Knapschaefer

November 9, 2020

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Developer says work on the 145-mile Central Maine Power transmission system could start in December, but opponents claim environmental approval for western Maine route lacks rigor.

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