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LCG, December 24, 2025--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational, with the stated goal to ensure Americans in the Midwest region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity heading into the winter months. The orders direct CenterPoint Energy, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) to take all measures necessary to ensure specified generation units at both the F.B. Culley and R.M. Schahfer generating stations in Indiana are available to operate.
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LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.
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Industry News
Gas Costs from Energy Crisis Disputed by California
LCG, May 30, 2003--A filing by California and its major utilities on refunds that they claim they are owed for spot power purchases made during the 2000-2001 energy crisis could result in the amount of potential refunds being adjusted upward by as much as 80%, because of disagreement over whether the gas purchase costs of power suppiers have been justified.The refunds now suggested as a starting point by a judge with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission total $1.8 billion. California representatives have argued that while the price of gas on the spot market was relatively high during the crisis, generators, some of whom were also gas marketers, need to substantiate costs incurred specifically for generation purposes, rather than those for wholesale gas sales. Risk management mechanisms such as derivatives may also have affected the impact of gas market price fluctuations for the power suppliers.The staff of the FERC has put forth a calculation to reflect generators' costs that is based on production costs in Canada or the Southwest, as well as transportation charges. A May 22 conference that involved generator and California attorneys brought general agreement on that formula, and thus California's argument rests mostly on obtaining proof for generators' costs. FERC has made no indications of its likely decision; filings are under docket EL00-95-045, at www.ferc.gov/Ferris.htm.
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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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