News
LCG, April 17, 2025--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and its Regional Entities today issued a joint staff report concluding that the nation’s Bulk-Power System (BPS) "performed well during successive cold weather events in January 2025, without major issues in either the natural gas or electric systems."
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LCG, April 15, 2025--Matrix Renewables announced today the successful commissioning of the Pleasant Valley Solar 1 power generation facility in Ada County, Idaho. The 200-MWac solar facility includes a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) that was secured through negotiation with Meta and Idaho Power. Matrix Renewables states the facility is the largest operational solar facility in Idaho Power's system. Sundt Renewables, the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services provider, completed construction of the project on March 2nd.
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Industry News
AEP Talks With FERC Over 2000/2001 Electricity Trading Practices
LCG, August 27, 2003American Electric Power has agree to pay just $45,240 in order to settle allegations of possible manipulative trading practices.AEP has been under investigation for possibly unethical electricity trading practices such as Death Star, a plan by which imaginary congestion is created on the transmission system with fake transmission requests.Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff reported that AEPs trading records, while questionable, do not qualify as Death Star trades and thus made the agreement for a $45,240 settlement.AEP admits no guilt in the process of settling, and a FERC judge and three-person committee must still approve the settlement before it is final.
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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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