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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
Sierra Pacific Sells Water Assets To Truckee Meadows
LCG, Jan. 16, 2001--Sierra Pacific Resources Inc. said yesterday it sell its water business in the Reno-Sparks area of Nevada to the Truckee Meadows Water Authority for $350 million. The transaction is expected to close in spring.The water supply and distribution business serves more than 72,000 customers and has about 85 employees. The water company assets include modern treatment facilities and distribution infrastructure, hydroelectric facilities located on the Truckee River and certain water rights and storage rights at Donner and Independence Lakes in the high Sierras.Jeff Ceccarelli, president of Sierra Pacific Power Co., said, "This is a very good outcome for us and TMWA. Their bid was evaluated against our selection criteria which included price, time to close the deal, and the ability to handle the important customer and employee issues."Sierra Pacific said that proceeds from the sale will be used for reduction of debt and for investment in the company's core businesses of electric and gas distribution and transmission.
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