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Suniva Announces New Facility to Dramatically Increase Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity in America

LCG, April 15, 2026--Suniva announced yesterday that it has entered agreements to bring a state-of-the-art 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility to Laurens, South Carolina. The new facility, combined with Suniva’s existing facility at its headquarters in metro Atlanta, will bring the company’s total annual domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity to over 5.5 GW.

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U.S. Coal-fired Generating Capacity Retirements in 2025 Are Less Than 20 Percent of Retirements in 2022

LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.

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Market Manipulation Lawsuit Thrown Out

LCG, January 8, 2003--A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Snohomish County Public Utility District against eight energy companies.

Judge Robert Whaley of the U.S. District Court of Southern California stated that the case brought forth by the Snohomish PUD should be handled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission because of the potential effects of a ruling in the case.

Snohomish PUD alleges that several companies intentionally worked together to manipulate the electricity market in order to inflate electricity prices. Those companies named in the suit are Reliant Resources, Inc., PG&E Energy Trading, Duke Energy Corp., Sempra, Mirant Corp., Powerex, Xcel Energy, Inc., and Williams Cos.

Judge Whaley decided that FERC should be responsible for the lawsuit because the issues involved are under the authority of FERC.

Snohomish PUD intends to appeal the decision with the Ninth Circuit. The utility district is also waiting on complaints that it filed with FERC.

Snohomish PUD is also participating in settlement talks with American Electric Power Company regarding an energy contract.

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