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LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.
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LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.
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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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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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