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
LS Power's Arkansas Coal Project Picks Up Steam
LCG, August 4, 2006--Plum Point Energy Associates, LLC ("Plum Point") announced yesterday that it has signed a 200-MW, 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Mississippi Electric Power Association. Plum Point is a a member of the LS Power Group of St. Louis, Missouri.
The agreement provides South Mississippi Electric Power Association electricity from the Plum Point Project, a greenfield, coal-fired power project with a design capacity of 665 MW. Construction on the plant, located near Osceola, Arkansas, began in March of this year, and commercial operations are scheduled to commence in mid-2010. The agreement with South Mississippi Electric Power Association is subject to approval from the Rural Utility Service.
According to Plum Point, approximately 80 percent of the project has now been sold under long-term contract or through tenancy in common interests. Other customers participating in the project are East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, The Empire District Electric Company, and the Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi.
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