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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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Constellation Files License Renewal Applications with the NRC for Two New York Units

LCG, June 29, 2026--Constellation announced on June 26 that it has filed license renewal applications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend for 20 years the operations of Ginna Clean Energy Center and Nine Mile Point Unit 1 reactors in upstate New York to 2049. Constellation stated that it's decision to invest in these plants to extend their safe and reliable operations into mid-century demonstrates that New York State's renewal of its Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) program is working as intended. Furthermore, Constellation stated that maintaining its nuclear fleet is estimated to save New Yorkers $50 billion and sustain reliable emissions-free generation resources to serve increasing electricity demands.

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Consumers Energy Bonds, Gas Program Approved

LCG, Oct. 26, 2000--The parent holding company for Consumers Energy Co. said yesterday that the Michigan Public Service Commission has approved securitization of $469 million in stranded electric utility costs and authorized expansion of its natural gas customer choice program.

A third commission order authorizes accounting changes the company says will mitigate future increases in the cost of natural gas.

"These orders on electric and natural gas utility issues represent the final major steps in electric and natural gas restructuring for Consumers Energy and remove the last significant regulatoryuncertainties affecting Consumers Energy's gas and electric utility businesses," said William T. McCormick Jr., chairman and chief executive of CMS Energy Corp.

With the commission action, Consumers Energy will be able to go ahead with the bond issue that will allow it to offset the earnings impact of a 5 percent residential electric rate cut that went into effect last June as a requirement of the Michigan electric restructuring law. The bonds are expected to come to market before the end of this year.

The company will also be able to expand its gas customer choice program beginning next April 1, when 600,000 customers will be eligible to participate, with the total increasing to 900,000 in a year. All 1.6 million Consumers Energy gas customers will be eligible to select an alternate natural gas supplier beginning April 1, 2003.

The order re-establishes a gas cost recovery mechanism the company says will allow it to recover increased natural gas commodity costs when it has to go into the wholesale market to purchase gas for delivery to customers.

The accounting change will allow Consumers Energy to average in the cost of low cost gas it has on hand with the cost of more expensive purchased gas.

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