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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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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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Industry News
CA Regulators to Vote Today on Rate Hike Revenue
LCG, October 24, 2002-The CPUC will vote today on whether or not to allow California utilities to use rate hike money for purposes other than buying electricity.Last year the California Public Utilities Commission permitted Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric utility to increase their retail electricity rates by a total of $0.04 per kilowatt-hour in order that the utilities meet some of their debt payments. In January last year, the CPUC allowed a one cent increase, and in March of last year, an additional three-cent increase was allowed, after which Pacific Gas & Electric utility declared bankruptcy.The CPUC passed these "overcollections" because the mandated price of retail power was not high enough during the energy crisis of 2000/2001 to cover the cost of wholesale power, and the utilities were having trouble staying out of the red.CPUC President Loretta Lynch came out with a proposal to allow the utilities to do whatever was needed with the revenue from the two rate hikes; currently the utilities must use overcollections to purchase power. The spot price of wholesale power has been below retail rates for over a year, and Lynch's proposal is intended to allow some of the revenue from overcollections to be used to restore the utilities' financial health.The utilities clearly support the plan, which offers them more freedom to spend ratepayers' money where it is needed. Consumer advocates, however, such as those from the Utility Reform Network, call it the "it's our surcharge and we'll do what we please with it" decision.
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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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