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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
Energy Secretary to Reduce Project Risks for New Nuclear Plants
LCG, May 18, 2005--Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman outlined plans yesterday designed to reduce nuclear project risks and increase the likelihood that new nuclear plants are constructed and operating by the year 2014. The last application for a new reactor was submitted in 1973.One element of the Energy Department plan is to create a $3 billion insurance pool that would protect investors with respect to interest, operating, maintenance and construction costs caused by regulatory delays. The insurance would apply to each of the first two plants built using the new Westinghouse design and the new General Electric design. Companies would be asked to pay an insurance premium of about 10 percent of their total coverage, possibly over a period of years. Insurance premiums would be waived for utilities that place firm orders for new nuclear power plants before 2009.The idea of building new nuclear plants is rapidly gaining momentum for a variety of reasons. First, fossil fuel costs for both coal and natural gas-fired plants are at near record highs. Second, nuclear power generates no carbon emissions, which may be a significant cost advantage if legislation leads to carbon emission fees. Finally, the electric generating capacity surplus in many parts of the nation reduces the urgency to add capacity to meet reserve requirements and provides a longer lead time to plan and construct a complex, large new nuclear stations with lengthy regulatory reviews. One organization acting to further the development and construction of new nuclear power plants is a consortium, NuStart Energy Development, formed in 2004. NuStart includes Exelon, Entergy, Southern Company, Constellation, Duke Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority, Florida Power & Light, Progress Energy, EDF International, and the two reactor vendors, GE and Westinghouse Electric. The NuStart consortium is considering the Westinghouse Advanced Passive Pressurized Water Reactor and the General Electric Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor. NuStart is currently reviewing alternative sites and plans to apply for two licenses at specific sites with specific designs by the end of the year.
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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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