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RWE Commissions the 200-MW Stoneridge Solar Project in Texas

LCG, November 26, 2025--RWE announced today the commissioning of the Stoneridge Solar project, located in Milam County, Texas. The project capacity is 200 MW of solar power, plus a battery energy storage system (BESS) that provides 100 MW (200 MWh) of battery storage capacity. The BESS improves the supply of short-term, reliable, affordable electricity in ERCOT.

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Oklo and Siemens Energy Sign Agreement to Accelerate Power Conversion System for New SMR in Idaho

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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Florida Committee Grapples with Electric Dereg

LCG, Jan. 19, 2001Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's Florida Energy 2020 Study Commission, due to place its recommendations before the governor next month, yesterday debated a proposal to allow out-of-state companies sell power to the state's utilities, the Miami Herald reported this morning.

The paper said that state lawmaker are likely to take up the issue when the state legislature convenes in March, but Florida is unlikely to see retail electric competition soon. Groundwork could be laid for competition at the wholesale level, though.

Some panel members questioned the urgency of even wholesale competition. "What's the rush?" asked Sandra Morthan, a former Florida secretary of state.

In a meeting with the Herald's editorial board on Thursday, Bush said California's experience underscores the importance of proceeding speedily but carefully with deregulation in Florida. "It will require an act unknown in Tallahassee, which is to think and plan ahead of the crisis point," Bush said, adding later "The California thing should speed us up rather than slow us down."

Bush said Florida's growing demand for energy will likely outstrip supply in less than 10 years, and perhaps as soon as in 8 years. It takes about five years for a new plant to come on line, he said, adding that deregulation of the state's wholesale market should come only after steps are taken to increase capacity.

In Florida, large industrial and commercial electricity users are clamoring for the right to purchase power in a competitive market, but the state's big utilities, Florida Power & Light Co., Tampa Electric Co. and Florida Power Corp. are staunchly defending their turf against out-of-staters.

Duke Energy Corp. was rebuffed in its plans to build a merchant power plant in New Smyrna Beach, but that hasn't stopped Calpine Corp. and others from planning such generators in Florida. The utilities don't want to see that happen.

Florida's investor-owned utilities say merchant plants aren't necessary, the Herald said. FPL, for one, says the combination of existing plants and new construction will serve the needs of its customers for years to come.

"There is no need for hasty changes," FPL President Paul Evanson said last month. "Indeed, if you were to change nothing about the way the system presently operates today, the system would continue to work well and Floridians would continue to benefit from abundant, low-cost, reliable electric power."

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