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Matrix Renewables Announces the Commissioning of Pleasant Valley Solar 1

LCG, April 15, 2025--Matrix Renewables announced today the successful commissioning of the Pleasant Valley Solar 1 power generation facility in Ada County, Idaho. The 200-MWac solar facility includes a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that was secured through negotiation with Meta and Idaho Power. Matrix Renewables states the facility is the largest operational solar facility in Idaho Power's system. Sundt Renewables, the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services provider, completed construction of the project on March 2nd.

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Duke Energy Seeks to Extend Operating License for Robinson Nuclear Plant

LCG, April 9, 2025--Duke Energy announced yesterday its submission of a subsequent license renewal (SLR) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the Robinson Nuclear Plant, a 759-MW nuclear unit located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The application requests extending the plant's operations for an additional 20 years.

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Columbia Energy Sells the Last of its Generation

LCG, Oct. 11, 2000--Columbia Energy Group said this morning that it has agreed to sell the remaining generation assets of its Columbia Electric subsidiary to a joint venture between independent Delta Power Co. and John Hancock Life insurance Co.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Columbia will sell its 50 percent interest in the Gregory Power Project, a 550 megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration facility near Corpus Christi, Texas, that provides both steam and electricity to an Alco alumina plant and sells excess electricity into the regional wholesale power market through a marketing agreement with Dynegy Inc.

The deal also includes Columbia's 50 percent interest in a 117 megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration plant near Pedricktown, N.J., that provides steam and electricity to PolyOne Corp. and excess power into the PJM market.

Also part of the sale is the company's 50 percent interest in a 47 megawatt unit that provides electricity to the City of Vineland (N.J.) Electric Utility and steam to the Progresso unit of Diageo Plc. A 10 percent interest in an 85 megawatt cogenerator in Rumford, Maine, is also part of the agreement.

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