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LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.
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LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.
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EdF's London Electricity Buys PowerGen Plant
LCG, Oct. 16, 2000British electric company PowerGen said this morning that is has sold its 2,000 megawatt Cottam power plant in Nottinghamshire to London Electricity for 398.3 million ($585.5 million U.S.).The cash deal will give Electricit de France, London Electricity's owner, control of about 4.5 percent of the United Kingdom's generating capacity. Add in the power supplied to Britain through a cross-channel cable, and the French government-owned EdF will control almost 8 percent of UK demand.The sale of the coal-fired Cottam station is part of PowerGen's larger plan to reduce debt by 1 billion and move from primarily a UK generation firm to a vertically-integrated utility with extensive supply business. PowerGen, which purchased U.S. utility LG&E Energy earlier this year is also eyeing further overseas acquisitions.The deal is almost certain to prompt demands that France open its electricity market to investment by foreign firms. EdF has been active in making British acquisitions while the French government has been loath to open its own market, despite pressure from the European Commission.Last February under threat of an EU lawsuit, France finally opened about a quarter of its market to foreigners, but has imposed so many restrictions that few, if any, such investments have been made. Even so, France's token "liberalization" came a year after a deadline set by EU directives.Bruno Lescoeur, chief executive of London Electricity, said in a statement "Our aim is to build a vertically integrated business, strong in both generation and supply, and this acquisition is a further step towards achieving our ambition of becoming a major player in the UK energy industry."No British power executive has been able to issue such a statement regarding the French energy industry.
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