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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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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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Industry News
Japanese Ministry Supports Retail Deregulation of Power
LCG, Apr. 4, 2002--Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry today heard from an advisory panel that "full liberalization" of electric power markets was a goal that should be gradually implemented and embraced by regional utilities, beginning with granting all retail customers the ability to choose a supplier.The ministry, or METI, also made clear that unbundling of generation and transmission was not desirable for reasons of reliability, a stance that received approval from power industry representatives. Deregulation in North American and the European Union has been strongly linked to unbundling of services once provided almost entirely by vertically integrated utilities. Nonetheless, the president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Nobuya Minami, said of the Federation of Electric Power Companies that its members "would like to discuss positively toward (the realization of) full liberalization."The creation of a marketplace for wholesale power trading open to both traditional utilities and independent power producers, and intended to broaden diversity of power sources and increase efficiency, is an area that will be discussed by the panel during regular meetings. There was reported to be no consensus as to whether there should be an obligatory power pooling system or two-way trading.While industrial and commercial users representing about 30% of power demand have been allowed to shop for a new supplier since March 2000, only 0.46% of such retail sales that could potentially be taking place through a new supplier are being realized. New competitors providing power pay significant fees to utilities for transmission and power reserves.
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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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