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Fixable Well Casings, Not Fracking, Blamed for Some Methane in Water Wells

A team of researchers from five universities has found natural gas in drinking water wells in areas of shale gas production in Pennsylvania and Texas. They blamed the gas migration, in part, on nature but also on on faulty gas well casings. Hydraulic fracturing was not the culprit, they said. Read More

Dynegy to Pay $6.25B for Duke, ECP Gas, Coal Plants

In separate deals involving more than 5,000 MW of natural gas-fired electric generation capacity, Houston-based Dynegy Inc. said Friday it has signed definitive agreements worth $6.25 billion to buy 21 power plants and related businesses from Duke Energy and Energy Capital Partners (ECP). Read More

Duke Energy Florida Planning New Gas-Fired Generation

Duke Energy Florida is planning construction of a 1,640 MW combined-cycle natural gas plant in Citrus County and two simple-cycle combustion turbine generators at its Suwannee Plant at Live Oak, FL. Read More

Duke Energy Looks to Diversify Generation in South Carolina

Looking to balance its current power portfolio while adding generation to meet increased customer demand, Duke Energy subsidiary Duke Energy Carolinas filed an application with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) seeking approval to construct and operate a 750 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle plant at the existing Lee Steam Station in Anderson County, SC. Read More

Duke Researchers Issue Another Controversial Report

Researchers from Duke University published another controversial study on Wednesday, this time taking aim at a wastewater treatment plant in western Pennsylvania after finding radioactive chemicals in an adjacent creek bed, and blaming the find on Marcellus Shale development. Read More

Duke Researchers Issue Another Controversial Report

Researchers from Duke University published another controversial study on Wednesday, this time taking aim at a wastewater treatment plant in western Pennsylvania after finding radioactive chemicals in an adjacent creek bed, and blaming the find on Marcellus Shale development. Read More

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