News
LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.
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LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.
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Industry News
Austin Energy Opens Sand Hill Energy Center
LCG, November 5, 2004--The official opening of Austin Energy's new, 300-MW Sand Hill Energy Center occurred on Wednesday. The cost of the station, located near the Austin airport, was $177 million. Consistent with the Austin's environmentally sensitive outlook, the gas-fired, combined-cycle station will use reclaimed wastewater.With the addition of the station, Austin Energy will begin the phased, shut down of the aging, gas-fired Holly Power Plant, which was built between 1960-74 in east Austin. In December of this year, two 100-MW units will be retired, with the two remaining 200-MW units to be shut down in December 2007.
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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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