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LCG, February 20, 2026--The EIA today issued an "in-brief analysis" that estimates U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to complete a record installation of 86 GW of new, utility-scale electric generating capacity that is connected to the U.S. power grid in 2026. Last year, 53 GW of new capacity was added to the grid, which was the largest capacity installation in a single year since 2002. Thus the estimate of 86 GW of new capacity in 2026 is a whopping 33 GW greater than the year prior. It should be noted that over 20 GW of the 86 GW of new capacity this year is estimated to be completed in December.
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LCG, February 19, 2026--The EIA released an "in-brief analysis" today regarding the expected completion of the first, large-scale commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS) in June 2026, and the significant growth potential for year-round, 24x7, carbon-free, renewable EGS power generation in the United States.
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Industry News
More Firms Bare Exposure to Enron Fallout
LCG, Dec. 3, 2001--Twenty more companies were added over the weekend to the list of 33 energy and financial firms admitting to exposure to millions of dollars in losses that could result from the collapse of Enron Corp.Standard & Poor's said on Friday it has reviewed a number of credit derivative transactions in which Enron appears and found exposure to the company in three different types of these transactions. Divided among these deals, direct Enron credit exposure potentially could total $3.3 billion.To the list of 33 potential losers reported in this space last Friday, these companies can be added:- ABM Amro - 110 million euros ($98 million U.S.).
- Abbey National (UK) - 115 million ($164 million U.S.).
- Aegon NV (Netherlands) - loans of $300 million.
- Denbury Resources - about $26 million.
- FPL Group - about $2 million.
- John Hancock Financial Services Inc. - $320 million exposure to Enron's bonds, about one third of that debt secured.
- International Power Plc - less than 2 million.
- KCS Energy Inc. - around $3.8 million from hedges and oil and gas sold through Enron units.
- MetLife Inc. - $63 million.
- National Fuel Gas - $10.4 million.
- Nicor Inc. - under $5 million.
- Oneok Inc. - under $40 million before tax.
- PG&E Corp.'s National Energy Group - uncollateralized exposure of about $8 million plus commodity hedge contracts with a market value of about $70 million based on forward prices.
- Principal Financial Group - $171 million, plus another $50 million from investments in Enron-related entities.
- Royal Bank of Scotland - 600 million ($856 million U.S.).
- Sony Bank - $3 million.
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. - $210 million.
- UtiliCorp United Inc. - two unsecured promissory notes totaling $31.5 million.
- Westport Resources - less than $3.2 million in commodity sales contracts.
- Wiser Oil - $6.1 million in 2001 and 2002 hedges.
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