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Suniva Announces New Facility to Dramatically Increase Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity in America

LCG, April 15, 2026--Suniva announced yesterday that it has entered agreements to bring a state-of-the-art 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility to Laurens, South Carolina. The new facility, combined with Suniva’s existing facility at its headquarters in metro Atlanta, will bring the company’s total annual domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity to over 5.5 GW.

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U.S. Coal-fired Generating Capacity Retirements in 2025 Are Less Than 20 Percent of Retirements in 2022

LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.

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Utilicorp Filing Asks For Rate Increase For Fuel and Power Purchases

LCG, June 8, 2001--A Friday filing by Utilicorp United with the Missouri Public Service Commission incorporated natural gas cost projections, with higher gas costs accounting for 80% of the company's proposed 16.9% rate increase.

Currently, the Missouri Public Service Commission does not include provisions for ongoing fuel cost adjustments to recover higher fuel prices.

The other major component of the request was based on the need for wholesale market purchases during periods of peak demand, which surpass the capability of the company's own generating resources. Judy Ness, community relations director, said "if natural gas prices stay below last year's levels, we would pass those savings on to our customers in coordination with the Commission's review."

Previous rate changes since 1983 have included two increases, most recently in 1993, and four decreases. Today's rates are 7.26 percent lower than they were in 1983.

What would the proposed rate structure mean for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (Kwh) of electricity per month? If natural gas prices - which have been falling in response to building inventories - were to stay at very high levels, the bill would be $14 per month ($169 per annum) higher.

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