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LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is proposing a rule to revise wastewater limits, known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), for steam electric power plants that will help improve grid reliability and lower electricity prices while continuing to support clean and safe water resources. If finalized, the EPA's proposal is estimated to reduce electricity generation costs by as much as $1.1 billion annually, which could provide cost-savings to American consumers.
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LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eight companies to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The DOE states that awardees will collectively receive more than $94 million in Federal cost-shared funding to spur additional Gen III+ SMR deployments by addressing key gaps that have hindered the domestic nuclear industry in licensing, supply chain, and site preparation.
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Industry News
FERC to Attempt to Prevent Utility Market Power
LCG, Apr. 14, 2004--The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pat Wood, has put in place interim rules that establish criteria that may be used to determine whether utilities have market power, and should therefore not be allowed to sell electricity at market prices.As part of the order containing the new tests of market power, FERC is allowing American Electric Power (AEP), Entergy Corp. and Southern Co. to respond with their own findings regarding the tests the agency has devised, and their service territories. One of the tests is intended to measure whether a company is a supplier with indispensable resources to satisfy market demand at the annual peak demand. The other test works similarly, but on a seasonal, rather than annual, basis.The results of the tests will not be considered absolute indicators of the existence of market power. Rather, companies may put forth their own tools for analysis. Additionally, companies may point to others as having market power, using their own criteria. Those utilities found to have market power will need to propose solutions for blocking the exercise of the market power. The primary method available and recognized so far is for utilities to sell electricity based on their costs.
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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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