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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
Gas Prices Provided by Williams for Indexes Were False
LCG, Oct. 25, 2002--Natural gas traders for Williams Cos. reported false gas trades to industry publications, Williams announced today following an investigation into the matter.The Commodities Futures Trading Commission is currently investigating the circumstances under which the false reporting by some traders took place, with the cooperation of Williams. A survey of anonymous traders is made by publishers of price indexes, which are used in many contracts to determine the terms of settlement. Dynegy and American Electric Power indicated last week that the prices of some trades reported to Platts, a McGraw-Hill Cos. division, had been false.Williams does not report trading information to industry publications at present, following its significantly reduced emphasis on trading operations. The company is now trying to improve its liquidity through asset sales.
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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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