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NuScale Power Achieves Standard Design Approval from NRC for 77 MW SMR

LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.

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EIA Presents Analysis of California's Solar and Wind Power Curtailment Challenges

LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.

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Alberta Utilities Commission Approves Greengate Power's 400-MW Solar Project

LCG, August 28, 2019--Greengate Power Corporation (Greengate) announced yesterday that it has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to construct and operate the 400-MW Travers Solar project pursuant to the Alberta Hydro and Electric Energy Act and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act. The Travers Solar project is expected to be Canada???s largest operating solar energy project.

The Travers Solar project, with an estimated total investment of approximately $500 million, is scheduled to begin construction next year and achieve full commercial operations in 2021. Under development since 2017, the project will include approximately 2.5 million solar PV modules to be installed over 4,700 acres of privately owned, cultivated, and grazing land located near the Village of Lomond, in Vulcan County, Alberta.

The President and CEO of Greengate stated, "We are very pleased to have received approval for what we expect will be Canada???s largest solar energy project and one of the largest in the world. This continues our successful track record, having already developed some of the largest renewable energy projects in the country. We anticipate that Travers Solar will bring significant investment, employment and clean renewable energy to Alberta while strengthening the province's position as a global energy and environmental leader."
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