News
LCG, August 27, 2025--Wärtsilä Energy announced yesterday an agreement with East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to supply the engineering and equipment for a 217-MW power plant to be constructed in Liberty, Kentucky. The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery in mid-2027, and the plant is expected to be commissioned in early 2028.
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LCG, August 25, 2025--The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED), TerraPower and Flagship Companies announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the potential siting of a Natrium® nuclear reactor and energy storage plant in Utah. The MOU establishes a shared commitment to support advanced nuclear technologies to build Utah’s energy future and to prioritize reliability, economic growth and energy abundance.
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Industry News
California Bill Would Combine Energy Agencies
LCG, May 9, 2003--A bill to bring numerous agencies overseeing various aspects of California's energy regulation and planning under one roof has passed the California Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee, and would require that Gov. Gray Davis submit a plan for streamlining regulatory overlap by the summer of 2004.The bill was sponsored by Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla, D-Pittsburg, and now goes before the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Assembly Bill 808 would bring many if not all of the functions carried out by the Energy Commission into a new Energy Agency, and end the existence of the Energy Commission as a distinct entity. The California Public Utilities Commission would continue to be responsible for regulation of utilities, but no longer be involved in policy development.The Electricity Oversight Board, with five members and 26 positions, and created in 1996 specifically to provide advice on implementation and operation of the new market structure, would be eliminated, as would the defunct California Power Exchange. The Independent System Operator, which manages much of the state's power grid, would not be brought under the Energy Agency, and continue in its role.As a Cabinet-level agency, the Energy Agency called for in Assembly Bill 808 would put the Energy Secretary in charge of setting the level of energy reserves necessary. According to a statement by Canciamilla, "the current structure where numerous government entities are involved in planning and regulating has resulted in policy inconsistencies, inefficiencies, a lack of accountability, and a lack of responsiveness." The level of support for or opposition to the bill among legislators or the governor's office has yet to become clear.
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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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