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LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.
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LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.
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Industry News
Nevada Power Says High-Priced Power Could Boost Rates
LCG, Mar. 5, 2002--The first day of a series of rate filing hearings by Nevada Power Co., the utility, elicited a note of caution on a possible additional 15 percent rate increase request.The 15 percent would be in addition to an increase included in the filing being considered, which the utility says is based on the need to recover fuel and wholesale power costs paid last summer. The possible 15 percent rate request disclosed by senior vice president Steve Oldham would be needed, he said, if power purchase contracts that spread costs over time cannot be obtained. The energy costs already incurred total $922 million, and would be spread over three years, beginning April 1. If approved, the increase in the filing plus the impact of non-energy expenses would amount to a 23 percent boost in rates.At the hearing, which took place Monday, Oldham noted that he was optimistic about the possibility of signing longer-term contracts, before more costly contracts were necessary at a later date. If a request for a one-year increase is made, it would take place with the next energy rate case, on Dec. 1.Nevada Power last month requested unsuccessfully that the payback period for the $922 million be extended to six years, rather than the three years required by state law. Part of that cost would be made up of a 9.66 interest charge on the unpaid balance, which the company has justified as being necessary to provide sufficient return of capital to shareholders in the utility.According to Dennis Schiffel, chief financial officer of the company, the rating services Moodys and Standard & Poors are considering a downgrade of the utilitys debt below investment grade. This would trigger an increase in borrowing costs.
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