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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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LS Power Announces New PPA for Arkansas Coal Project

LCG, December 6, 2006--Plum Point Energy Associates, LLC ("Plum Point") announced yesterday that it has signed a 50-MW, 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission ("MJMEUC").

The Plum Point Project is a greenfield, coal-fired power project with a design electric generating capacity of 665 MW. The new agreement provides MJMEUC electricity from the project, which is located near Osceola, Arkansas. Project construction began in March of this year. Commercial operations are scheduled to commence in mid-2010.

Plum Point announced in August that it had signed a 200-MW, 30-year PPA with South Mississippi Electric Power Association. LS Power also states that it has a 30-year PPA with The Empire District Electric Company and that a significant portion of the project's output has now been sold under long-term contract or through tenancy in common interests.

Plum Point is a a member of the LS Power Group. On September 15, 2006, the LS Power Group and Dynegy, Inc. announced a merger transaction involving certain assets of the LS Power Group, including the Plum Point Energy Station, and Dynegy, Inc.'s assets.






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