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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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DOE Awards $94 Million to Eight American Companies to Accelerate SMR Deployments and Develop Supply Chain

LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eight companies to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The DOE states that awardees will collectively receive more than $94 million in Federal cost-shared funding to spur additional Gen III+ SMR deployments by addressing key gaps that have hindered the domestic nuclear industry in licensing, supply chain, and site preparation.

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Wisconsin Utility Buys 3 New York Power Plants

LCG, Dec. 27, 2001--The holding company for Wisconsin Public Service Co. said yesterday that its unregulated electric generation subsidiary has agreed to buy three New York power plants from CH Resources Inc. for $61 million.

WPS Resources Corp. subsidiary WPS Power Development Inc. will purchase from Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based CH Resources Inc. three plants with a combined capacity of 257 megawatts. They are located in Beaver Falls, Niagara Falls and Syracuse.

The facilities consist of the 109 megawatt combined-cycle Syracuse Generating Facility, the 95 megawatt combined-cycle Beaver Falls Generating Facility and the 53 megawatt fluidized-bed Niagara Falls Generating Facility.

Power from the plants will be sold into the New York bulk power market through bilateral agreements and into the wholesale and retail open-market using WPS-Energy Services Inc., the WPS energy marketing subsidiary.

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