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KCP&L Announces Successful Completion of Testing at New Iatan 2, Coal-fired Unit

LCG, August 27, 2010--Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (formerly Aquila) yesterday announced that the new Iatan 2, electric generating facility completed in-service testing. Both companies are subsidiaries of Great Plains Energy Incorporated.


TVA Announces Plans Stop Burning Coal in Nine Electric Generating Units

LCG, August 25, 2010--The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced yesterday that, beginning next year, it will idle nine coal-fired units that have a combined electric generating capacity of approximately 1,000 MW. One of the units will be considered for repowering, with the fuel switched to biomass. These steps are part of TVA's strategy to replace or retire older, less-efficient, coal-fired units as a means of reducing carbon and other emissions from its generation portfolio.


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RES-Americas Purchases Wind Turbines for Texas Project

LCG, January 4, 2007--RES-Americas announced yesterday that it has ordered 26 wind turbine units for the Whirlwind Energy Center in Texas. The electric generating capacity of the turbines will total nearly 60 MW.

The power produced by Whirlwind Energy Center will be purchased by Austin Energy, which recently signed a long-term, power purchase agreement. RES-Americas plans to own a significant portion of the project and to operate the facilities.

The wind farm will be built this year in Floyd County, Texas. Siemens Power Generation will manufacture the 26, 2.3-MW turbines. On-site construction is scheduled to begin in March, with the facility completed by the end of 2007.



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