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SPP Receives FERC Approval to be First RTO Operating in Both Eastern and Western Interconnections

LCG, March 205, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced it will soon be the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in the nation to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the U.S. power grid. On March 20, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Southwest Power Pool’s amended tariff that includes provisions that enable Western members to join the RTO. The expansion of the SPP RTO is scheduled to go live April 1, 2026.

LCG Publishes Updated 2025 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

LCG, March 20, 2025 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released a second edition of its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

Replacement Steam Generators Arrive at Arkansas 2

LCG, Aug. 9, 2000--Westinghouse Electric Co. said yesterday that two replacement steam generators for the 941 megawatt Unit 2 of Arkansas Nuclear one, a plant owned and operated by Entergy Corp., had arrived on the plant site and installation would begin next month.

The steam generators were manufactured by Equipos Nucleares S.A. of Spain, aWestinghouse subcontractor and licensee. They are the largest designed by Westinghouse and the largest built by ENSA. They were manufactured in 33 months and shipped from Ensa on July 9.

The two steam generators bring to nine the number manufactured by Ensa for Westinghouse. Three were delivered to The Southern Co. earlier this year for installation in the Farley Unit 1 plant and four original equipment steam generators were delivered to a site in China over the last several months.

Another seven steam generators are being built for Westinghouse by Ensa. Three will go to Farley Unit 2 and four will go to the South Texas Project facility operated by Reliant Energy Inc.

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Replacement Steam Generators Arrive at Arkansas 2