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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
Companies Handling Emissions Credits See Increased Interest
LCG, June 1, 2004--Companies and countries with concerns about future compliance with the Kyoto protocol are beginning to seek out deals to acquire emissions credits, according to established companies in emissions markets.The future of the Kyoto protocol was in doubt due to less than enthusiastic sentiments expressed by top officials of the Russian government, including President Vladimir Putin, until a statement Putin made on May 21. The change in Russia's stance appears to have been based in part on that country's interest in joining the World Trade Organization, in which it has been supported by the European Union, although Putin stated that the issues were not linked. It is expected that Russia would be a net seller of emissions credits if the treaty is ratified, according to national quotas that would be reduced in order to bring emissions to 5.2% less than 1990 levels by 2008 to 2012.Since the statement in May, a manager of funds that trade emissions for the World Bank, as well as the trading director for Evolution Markets LLC, and the president of Natsource LLC, which connects buyers and sellers of credits and offers ways of reaching compliance, told the Wall Street Journal that they have addressed inquiries by companies and countries based on the climate treaty. Among the methods that may be used to reach compliance are substituting coal-burning power plants with gas-fired plants, or investing in projects that cut emissions in developing or Eastern European countries.Natsource in particular is handling the purchase of emission credits for a private group of interested buyers for the lowest price available. Among the countries that would likely demonstrate the most buying of credits are Canada, Japan and Spain, while a country such as Russia, which has undergone economic decline since 1990, will likely sell credits. The proceeds are to fund projects that will reduce emissions.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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