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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
CFTC Sends Subpoena to Avista
LCG, June 24, 2002--The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sent energy company Avista Corp. a subpoena ordering trading records relating to "round-trip" trades.Avista has been under threat of losing its trading license, along with three other energy traders: Williams Cos Ltd., El Paso Electric Co., and Portland General Electric Co. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission warned these companies after an initial order to over a hundred companies to state whether or not they had participated in certain trading practices.On June 14, Avista said that it did not knowingly participate in manipulative trading during California's energy crisis.The CFTC has joined FERC, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department in the investigation of the electricity market.According to Reuters, Avista believes that other companies must have received subpoenas from the CFTC as well.
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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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