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EPA Announces Proposed Rule Action to Revise ELG's and Support Reliable, Affordable Coal-fired Power Plants

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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PJM Reports Resources Are Adequate to Meet Growing Summer Demand

LCG, May 7, 2026--PJM issued today its Summer Outlook 2026, which forecasts sufficient generation for typical peak demand this summer. PJM states that it is prepared to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use during times of high system stress.

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FPL Completes Virginia Power Plant Expansion

LCG, June 7, 2001--FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group of Florida, said this morning it has begun commercial operation of a 171 megawatt expansion at its Doswell power plant in Ashland, Virginia.

Doswell is a 708 megawatt combined-cycle, natural gas-fueled merchant plant. The 171 megawatt addition will operate in simple cycle as a peaking unit, FPL said.

"We're extremely pleased to be up and running our new peaking facility. We started this projectexactly one year ago and completed it right on schedule. The expanded capacity gives us greaterflexibility to meet the growing electrical power needs of our customers," said Manny Sanchez, FPL's Doswell plant manager.

FPL said the unit can be converted to a combined-cycle unit at a later time should market demandwarrant a future expansion.

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