News
LCG, June 11, 2025--The AES Corporation (AES) announced today that it has completed construction of the 1,000 MW Bellefield 1 project, which is under a 15-year contract with Amazon. Bellefield is a two-phase project, with each phase including 500 MW of solar plus 500 MW of a four-hour, battery energy storage system (BESS). When Phase II is completed in 2026, the total installed capacity will be 2,000 MW, and AES expects the total project will be the largest solar-plus-storage facility in the United States.
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LCG, June 9, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its intent to submit an application to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) for approval to build a new natural gas combined-cycle generating facility with hydrogen capability in Anderson County, South Carolina. The company plans to submit the construction application to the PSCSC later this year. If approved, it expects construction would commence in summer 2027, with operations beginning by early 2031.
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Industry News
Nevada Power Rate Case Settlement Delayed Again
LCG, August 19, 2002-The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has set a September 25 date for the third round of settlement talks regarding exorbitant wholesale rates.During the Western power crisis last year, Sierra Pacific Resources Corporation's Nevada Power signed long-term contracts for wholesale power at $95 per megawatt-hour.The utility wants to cancel millions of dollars' worth of pricey, long-term power contracts, and FERC administrative law Judge Lawrence Brenner called for a Washington settlement conference to be held this September.The company brought a suit against Duke Energy earlier this year, citing unreasonable rates, and a settlement was reached in June at a price just above the market rate.
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