News
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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Industry News
Big Wind Farm Planned Near Walla Walla, Washington
LCG, Jan. 11, 2001FPL Energy, an affiliate of Florida Power & Light Co., will build the world's largest wind-powered electric generation facility on a vast tract of land southwest of Walla Walla, Wash., and PacifiCorp Power Marketing will purchase and market the entire 300 megawatt output of the project over a 25-year period, the companies said yesterday.The project will straddle the Oregon-Washington border, just east of where the Columbia River turns north. It will employ 450 wind turbines, 300 of them in Washington and 150 in Oregon."The Stateline project is just the sort of sustainable solution we need for the region's energyshortage," said Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. "The project has the added benefit that it can bebrought on quickly to meet our immediate needs. I commend the companies for their foresight andpledge our state will provide a timely review of the project."Washington Governor Gary Locke was also enthusiastic. "This facility will help meet the increasing demand for electricity in our region while providing economic development to eastern Washington."It is estimated the project will add millions in revenue to the local economy and create an average of 150 construction jobs with a peak need for 350 workers.
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