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LCG, November 12, 2025--LCG Consulting is excited to announce the release of the MISO 2034 Data Model, built from the latest MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP). This powerful, nodal-level data model offers a forward-looking view of generation, transmission, and load forecasts across the MISO region—empowering energy professionals to explore the grid of the future with confidence.
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LCG, November 12, 2025--Xcel Energy, together with the Utility Consumer Advocate (UCA), Colorado Energy Office (CEO), and Trial Staff of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), filed a petition on November 10 requesting Commission approval to keep Comanche Generating Station Unit 2 available for up to one additional year after its currently planned retirement on December 31, 2025.
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Industry News
California Grabs Power Plant Property Taxes;Counties Fear Loss of Millions in Revenue
LCG, Oct. 26, 2001--The California Board of Equalization, a state agency responsible for administering sales and use taxes, property taxes and special taxes, has voted to take over from counties appraisal of power plants, and local governments are concerned the switch could mean the loss of millions of dollars in revenue.The Board said it would hold off on the tax grab until Jan. 1, 2003, to give the state legislature time to fix what opponents call a "fatal flaw" in the change. The fatal flaw is, once the money gets to Sacramento there is a good chance a lot of it will stay there.Heretofore, counties have assessed the power plants to determine how much they owed in property taxes. The tax was paid to the county, which in turn passed it on to the redevelopment agencies in the communities in which the plants were located.If the Board's plan stands, the very least that will happen is the tax revenues will be returned to the counties and not to the cities and towns where the power plants are. That would mean big losses in revenue for communities that have embraced generators as a means of paying for improvements and services.How hard the communities could be hit was outlined by the city of Pittsburg, a blue-collar town across the bay from San Francisco which has welcomed development of two new power plants. John Knox, a lawyer hired by the city, said Pittsburg has been counting on $10 million in power plant property taxes.The switch could leave the city with just $400,000, $9.6 million going to other parts of Contra Costa County such as Berkeley, where the huge University of California gobbles lots of electricity but where there are no power plants.Frank Aiello, vice mayor of Pittsburg, said property tax revenue was the big reason his city was amenable to the development of the two plants. "You'll see more and more power plants not being sited," he said. "There will be an even bigger energy crisis."
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