Gene Therapy for Diseases. Gene Therapy has made important medical advances in less than two decades. Within this short time span, it has moved from the conceptual stage to technology development and laboratory research to clinical translational trials for a variety of deadly diseases. Among the most notable advancements are the following:
Duke Energy's merger with Progress Energy, completed in July 2012, created the largest electric utility in the United States. In fact, two of the three largest U.S. utilities are the result of recent mergers. Exelon, third on the list of the 10 biggest U.S. utilities, merged with Constellation Energy in March 2012. Duke will now service 7 million retail customers across six states.
The Agua Caliente solar project, owned by NRG Energy, has come online and is now the worldâs largest photovoltaic (PV) power plant. This facility has the capacity to generate 290 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity in Yuma County, Arizona. The Department provided a $967 million loan guarantee to the project. The completion of Agua Caliente represents a series of recent achievements for LPO in bringing large-scale solar energy to Americans.