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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
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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