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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
Calpine Announces 336 Megawatt Colorado Plant
LCG, March 19, 2001Calpine corp. said Friday that its SkyGen Energy subsidiary would build a 336 megawatt natural gas-fueled peaking plant in Aurora, Colo., to supply power to Xcel Energy, the former Public Service Co. of Colorado, with electricity during periods of high demand.The plant, which will employ two General Electric combustion turbines, will be located near natural gas pipelines serving the area east of Denver and will have access to existing transmission lines belonging to Xcel.Tom Ashburn, community service manager for Xcel, said "SkyGen Energy's facility will be a crucial component in helping us meet the power needs of our customers in an economic and efficient manner."Construction of the Colorado Energy Center is expected to begin during the summer of 2002, with commercial operation starting in 2003. The initial agreement with Xcel is for a term of ten years. Under the agreement, Xcel will have dispatch rights for all of the capacity and energy produced by the facility and will also manage the purchase and delivery of fuel used at the facility.Calpine said it will manage construction of the project and will own and operate the facility.
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