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LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is proposing a rule to revise wastewater limits, known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), for steam electric power plants that will help improve grid reliability and lower electricity prices while continuing to support clean and safe water resources. If finalized, the EPA's proposal is estimated to reduce electricity generation costs by as much as $1.1 billion annually, which could provide cost-savings to American consumers.
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LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eight companies to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The DOE states that awardees will collectively receive more than $94 million in Federal cost-shared funding to spur additional Gen III+ SMR deployments by addressing key gaps that have hindered the domestic nuclear industry in licensing, supply chain, and site preparation.
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Industry News
Newsmakers
Lisa M. Bodensteiner, general counsel for Calpine Corp., has been promotedto senior vice president. In 1996, Bodensteiner joined Calpine as associate counsel. Since then, her responsibilities have grown rapidly to include oversight of a large and expanding legal staff at the corporate office and the regional offices in Boston, Houston and Pleasanton, Calif.John Erickson has been named president of Otter Tail Corp., the new name of Otter Tail Power Co. He was made an executive vice president in June of last year in preparation for the retirement of John MacFarlane who will remain chairman and chief executive until 2002, when Erickson is expected to succeed him in those positions.Alan J. Noia, chairman, p[resident, and chief executive ofAllegheny Energy Inc., has been elected a director of the Electric Power Research Institute for a four-year term, beginning this month.Bruce E. Walenczyk will join Allegheny Energy Inc. May 1 as senior vicepresident and chief financial officer, replacing Michael P. Morrell, who was appointed president of Allegheny Energy Supply Co. earlier this year. Walenczyk was most recently financial vice president with PSEG Energy Holdings Inc.Deaths
George L. Ingalls, a New York Power Authority trustee for 23 years until his retirement in 1990, died Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton. He was 86. Ingalls was appointed to the board by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in 1967, and his 23 years as an NYPA trustee -- 17 years as vice chairman --is a record. His lengthy tenure was recognized in 1991 when the powerhouse at the Power Authority's Blenheim-Gilboa pumped storage power project in Schoharie County was named for him.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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