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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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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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Industry News
Government Signs 'Guarantees' on Ennore Project
LCG, Sept. 15, 2000In a joint development agreement signed yesterday in Washington, the government of India has committed to establish an effective "payment security mechanism" for the firm purchase of power from a 1,850 megawatt generating station under development by CMS Energy Corp. of the U.S. and India's Aditya Birla Group."Under the terms of the Joint Development Agreement reached today, the Government of India hasexpressed its intent to support the payment obligations of the Power Trading Corporation of India,which will purchase the entire capacity of the Ennore power plant. The Power Trading Corporationis 100 percent owned by the Government of India and was formed in 1998 to establish and operatea responsive and efficient power trading system throughout India," CMS said in a news release.The $1.6 billion project, called the Ennore Liquefied Natural Gas and Power Project, is located in Tamilnadu, India. It will consist of an LNG import, storage and regasification facility that initially willbring in 2.5 million tons per year of LNG from the Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf. The LNG terminal will provide natural gas to the 1,850 megawatt Ennore power plant and a natural gas pipeline system designed to serve growing industrial centers throughout southern India.Yesterday's agreement was between the Power Trading Corp. of India, a government-owned business, and the Dakshin Bharat Energy Consortium, the ownership of which consists of CMS Energy with 26.67 percent, the Aditya Birla Group of India with 26.67 percent, Unocal Corp. of the U.S. with 18.66 percent, Woodside Petroleum of Australia with 15 percent and Siemens Project Ventures of Germany with 13 percent.The signing was witnessed by U.S. Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta and Indian Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. during the official state visit of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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