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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
California Capsule: Grand Jury May Probe Power Producers
LCG, June 14, 2001California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said yesterday hi will ask the Sacramento County Grand Jury to join his investigation into possible criminal actions by electric power companies that have led to high wholesale power prices.Lockyer, who said the other day he would like to personally throw the chairman of one of the largest U.S. energy companies into a jail cell with a sex-starved "tattooed dude," now says he has reached no conclusions about possible criminal acts, but would like the assistance of grand jury testimony."I just want to make sure that we investigate every possibility," Lockyer said. "Some people conclude that we have no evidence. That's not what I'm saying I'm saying we're in the middle of evaluating evidence."Lockyer said he would take the investigation to the grand jury after it convenes for the new fiscal year on July 1. He did not know how long the grand jury might deliberate on the matter. Criminal violations could involve California's racketeering, unfair business practices, fraud and antitrust statutes, he said.But apparently nothing that would warrant throwing a respected businessman in the drunk tank.Judge Orders Power Contract DisclosuresSan Diego Superior Court Judge Linda Quinn yesterday ordered California to disclose by Friday edited versions of the contracts for long-term power purchases entered into by the state Department of Water Resources.Judge Quinn also set another hearing for June 27 to decide whether the contracts should be disclosed in full and whether short-term power purchase deals should be released. Gov. Gray Davis has opposed releasing any details of any contracts, but is expected to vigorously oppose releasing details of the water agency's forays into the volatile wholesale power spot market.On Tuesday, the governor backed down on the long-term contracts, saying he was willing to make public the details of $42.8 billion in deals with 18 suppliers if the court released the state from confidentiality requirements in the contracts.Judge Quinn's order was in response to a lawsuit brought be state news organizations challenging the non-disclosure of public records involving the expenditure of billions of dollars in taxpayer money.Power Producers Not 'Guilty' Expert SaysSeverin Borenstein, an economist who heads the University of California Energy Institute, told a U.S. Senate panel yesterday that independent power generators have acted legally in raising rates.In testimony before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Borenstein said "It is not in itself illegal so long as the companies do not act in concert," adding that given the circumstances, "It would be surprising if generators didn't exercise market power."Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., said he was a fan of free markets, "But we're looking at an energy market in California and in the West that is not free. The fact of the matter is that the California market is not even functional."
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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