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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
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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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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