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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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David Helwig, most recently ComEd executive vice president of operations, was recently appointed president and chief operating officer for InfraSource, an Exelon subsidiary based in Morton, Pa. He has managed all areas of the ComEd transmission and distribution system, and has over two decades of experience in line, engineering and services areas for PECO Energy, as well as General Electric Nuclear Energy's global services.

Robert Fishman, senior vice president at Calpine Corp. has been selected to lead Calpine's GE LM6000 combustion gas turbine peaker program. He will oversee development, engineering and construction of 15 peaking turbines located at sites throughout Northern California. Fishman has also been president of PB Power, part of the Parsons Brinckerhoff group of companies. He has nearly three deacdes of experience in project development, management and facilities engineering.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham has reappointedRufus D. Gladney to the National PetroleumCouncil. Gladney serves as ConsumerEnergy's executive manager of business servicesand was appointed to the council last year.

Michael W. Rencheck will become senior vicepresident of engineering and region operations forAEP Pro Serv, Inc., a subsidiary of AmericanElectric Power. Rencheck entered AEP as vicepresident-nuclear engineering of the Cook NuclearPlant in Bridgman, Michigan.

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