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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
Republican Senator Against FERC Transmission Plans
LCG, March 28, 2003The head of the Senate Energy Committee has said that FERC should not be allowed to federalize the nations electricity transmission.Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., is trying to stop the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from applying its plan to create Regional Transmission Organizations nationwide.For well over a year, FERC has been planning to establish five RTOs over which FERC will hold some authority, part of a larger "Standard Market Design" aimed at improving the now increasingly market-based electricity industry. RTOs will be responsible for ensuring reliability. In FERCs view, the RTO arrangement will streamline the now patchy transmission networks between states and allow for efficient energy markets.In the Republican senators view, FERC is overreaching its authority and should be stopped. He has suggested an appropriations bill could be drafted in such a way as to discourage FERC from continuing in its plan.Domenici has offered an alternative proposal, permitting individual states to combine their own transmission plans outside of FERCs influence.Representatives from Southern and Western states have come out against FERCs proposed market system.Meanwhile, other legislators have voiced concerns over Domenicis proposal. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) noted that Domenicis plan calls for state governors to appoint energy market officials, possibly leading to the destabilization of the nations electricity market.FERC will release a report detailing the likely effects of its market plans on individual states this April.
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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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