STUFF

Heatwave in NE US could force closure of nuke power plant in Mass. Water in Cape Cod Bay may become too warm to cool reactors.

Global avg temps in June 5th highest on record: NOAA.

$700M difference between what US Senate wants to fund NOAA and what House wants to pay. Sounds like Vegas. Or just about anywhere else.

MN regulators telling power utility to rely less on coal.

Ex-Im Bank rejected financing for Vietnam coal plant. (Enough said. Lotta souls lost wrongly there 7-4 decades ago. Lotta sun there. Probably offshore wind. NG.)

XTO to pay $20M to improve PA drilling in EPA settlement.

New strain of drug-resistant germs found in Hudson R. (I wonder if Dr Oz will have a show on that. He fishes the Hudson with his son.)

FERC: clean/ren energy 25% of new US installed powgen cap in 1H. 2.1Gw. 56% NG, 4.8Gw. Solar 979Mw, wind 959Mw, biomass 116Mw, hydro 76 Mw, geothermal 14Mw.

EU investigating Germany clean/ren energy waivers. Comps may have to repay billions.

CERE over $9M loss 3Q13 v. $8.1M yoy. Revs $1.4M v. $.6M yoy.

US Senate confirmed McCarthy at EPA.

US State Dept approved ethane pipeline to Canada from Bakken to Alberta. $300M. 430 miles. 60Kb/d capacity. Contract signed 3 yrs ago between comps. Will help cut flaring, emissions in ND.

Gulf of Guinea pirate attacks up. Chem tankers now included.

$16B to be spent on new deepwater drilling rigs in Gulf of Mex by '15.

UK investing .5B Pounds to create Advanced Propulsion Center to develop low-carbon vehicle industry. 27 auto comps to invest another .5B.

RES (UK) US unit to build 200Mw MN wind farm for Xcel Energy. Mid-'14 start, '15 completion. Part of 600Mw wind capacity Xcel planning for upper Midwest.

EDPR signed PPA for 100Mw OK wind farm.

UK unveiled draft tax breaks for shale development. "Most generous in world."

China 3 Gorges closed finance for 50Mw Pakistan wind farm.

Happy weekend trailers, pards. Onward and upward.