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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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Work to Start on 3000-mile Gas Pipeline

LCG, July 26, 2000--Construction will begin early next year on a natural gas pipeline extending from westernmost China to the Yangtze River delta, according to a report today by the official news agency Xinhua.

The cost of the project is expected to equal that of Chinas ambitious Three Gorges hydroelectric project, the news service said.

The pipeline, which will originate in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang Uygur province, will extend nearly 3,000 miles eastward to the region around Shanghai. According to todays issue of China petroleum News, companies are increasing efforts to develop gas fields in the western province.

Xinhua said the pipeline project will not only make available the potential resources of western China, but will help reform industries in provinces and cities along its route.

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