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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
Reuters Ranks Big Power Companies Worldwide
LCG, April 11, 2001When Germany's Eon announced its planned takeover of Britain's Powergen earlier this week, it said it would create the world's largest investor-owned electricity and gas utility when measured by market value.Market value depends on the current trading price of a company's stock, so Reuters decided to rank the top dozen by sales of power, measured in megawatt-hours, and threw in government-owned utilities as well.Here is Reuters' top twelve:- RAO-UES of Russia (government-owned)
- Electricit de France (government-owned)
- Eon plus Powergen
- Tokyo Electric Power Co.
- Enel of Italy (government-owned)
- American Electric Power Co. Inc.
- RWE of Germany
- The Southern Co. of the U.S.
- TXU Corp. of the U.S.
- Endesa of Spain
- Electrobras of Brazil (government-owned)
- Scottish Power
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