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EPA Announces Proposed Rule Action to Revise ELG's and Support Reliable, Affordable Coal-fired Power Plants

LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is proposing a rule to revise wastewater limits, known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), for steam electric power plants that will help improve grid reliability and lower electricity prices while continuing to support clean and safe water resources. If finalized, the EPA's proposal is estimated to reduce electricity generation costs by as much as $1.1 billion annually, which could provide cost-savings to American consumers.

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DOE Awards $94 Million to Eight American Companies to Accelerate SMR Deployments and Develop Supply Chain

LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eight companies to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The DOE states that awardees will collectively receive more than $94 million in Federal cost-shared funding to spur additional Gen III+ SMR deployments by addressing key gaps that have hindered the domestic nuclear industry in licensing, supply chain, and site preparation.

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Tampa Electric Affiliate Puts Plant On-line in Virginia

LCG, Aug. 15, 2000--An affiliate of Tampa Electric Co. threw a party yesterday morning to dedicate about half of a power plant in Accomack County, Virginia, which is across the Chesapeake Bay from the rest of the state.

The 312 megawatt Commonwealth Chesapeake Power Station is being built by Teco Power Services Corp. in two phases, and yesterdays ceremony celebrated commercial operation of the 135 megawatt first phase. The second phase is scheduled to begin production next June.

The plant was dedicated by Sen. John Warner, a Virginia Republican, and former Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher, whose company, Mosbacher Energy Co. is affiliated with the plants developer.

Power from the plant is sold into the PJM wholesale market, the largest centrally dispatched electricity control area in North America.

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