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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
Another NYC Plant Catches Fire
LCG, July 30, 2002-The transformer at the 1,254 MW Astoria power station, owned by Reliant Resources, caught fire on Monday night at about 11:30.The second transformer fire in New York City this month initially caused safety systems at the plant to shut down two generating units, although eventually all four units went off line. 5,000 Consolidated Edison customers lost electricity service for a few hours.Electricity demand is expected to be very high in New York City this week because of high temperatures, and plant operators managed to bring all four units back on line in time for the afternoon's peak demand. No injuries were reported, and a small amount of oil leaked into the East River.
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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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