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LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.
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LCG, April 10, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday a rule proposing several revisions to the federal regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) and the beneficial use of CCR. The EPA designed the rule to encourage resource recovery, allow for site-specific considerations in permitting, and provide regulatory relief while continuing to protect human health and the environment. The EPA will be accepting comments on the rule for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, and it will also hold an online public hearing on the rule.
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Industry News
Impact of PG&E Rate Hikes Bearable
LCG, June 7, 2002--Higher Pacific Gas & Electric retail electric power rates have been in place for just over a year, and after decreases in consumption, the average monthly increase for households is $8, bringing the average bill to $63 for power and gas.The higher rates are used partially to pay the state of California for its purchases of power through long-term contracts, which started out with a price tag of $40 billion over ten years. The contracts have been roundly criticized as being unjustly priced, even by Gov. Gray Davis, who signed them. Nonetheless, most consumers have borne and paid for the increases because they can afford it. A San Jose resident, Sidney Campbell, was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News, and compared his current bill with the bills he paid two winters ago, when natural gas prices were up 150 percent. "It's still higher. But it's not a big dent. I'd have a hard time standing up and screaming in a public place that somebody's killing us with shenanigans," he said.Businesses have felt more significant increases, from an extra 34 to 50 percent above their previous rates. Bill Ahern of Consumers Union said, "Businesses got absolutely hammered." Ahern is one of a number of advocates of lowering rates, now that wholesale power prices have come down significantly. PG&E's costs are lower than they had been around the crisis of 2001, before federal price caps.
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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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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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