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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.
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Industry News
California PUC Postpones Rate Decision
LCG, Feb. 9, 2002--The California Public Utilities Commission will delay a decision on charges to be assessed to repay the Department of Water Resources for electricity purchases.The DWR paid for electricity purchases in the state last year when suppliers would no longer sell to the state's utilities, which experienced wholesale power costs well in excess of what they could charge customers. The commissioner Carl Wood asked that additional time could be allowed to consider an alternative to the proposed plan to assess charges evenly within customer classes in all parts of the state.This allocation of costs, known as the "postage stamp" method, criticized by San Diego Gas & Electric because the utility had lower rates than Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison, and required less in the way of state purchases as a result. The company and a group of its customers is advocating that the PUC vote in favor of charges based on the cost to DWR of supplying the different service territories.The postage stamp method is favored by the Utility Consumer Action Network in San Diego and The Utility Reform Network, based in San Francisco. Mindy Spatt of TURN said, "these aren't typical utility cots because the power was purchased for the benefit of everyone in the entire state."San Diego Gas & Electric spokesman Ed Van Heric hopes that the PUC's delay, which he called "a cause for optimism," will end with a ruling for cost-based allocation on Feb. 21.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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