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NuScale Power Achieves Standard Design Approval from NRC for 77 MW SMR

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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EIA Presents Analysis of California's Solar and Wind Power Curtailment Challenges

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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Simply-Cycle Plant Running in New Mexico

LCG, June 27, 2002--A new gas-fired power plant in Lordsburg, New Mexico, has been brought into full operation, owner PNM Resources announced.

The plant, which is near New Mexico's southwestern border with Arizona, will be under contract to provide 32 MW of power to Texas-New Mexico Power in 2002. From 2003 to 2006, the contract terms call for the sale of 100 MW annually. The facility was designed with a capacity of 120 MW.

PNM Resources is a holding company for subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico, a utility providing electricity and natural gas to 1.3 million people in New Mexico. PNM is a seller of wholesale power in the Western U.S. Another PNM plant now under construction and scheduled to begin operations in September is the Afton Generating Station near Las Cruces. Afton will have a capacity of 135 MW.
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