EnergyOnline
Services

RSS FEED

EnergyOnline.com rss

News

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.

Read more

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.

Read more

Industry News

FPL Energy Plans Another Wind Project for North Dakota

LCG, June 27, 2008--The North Dakota Public Service Commission was recently notified by FPL Energy that it plans to construct a 150-MW wind farm in southeastern North Dakota. The project is estimated to cost approximately $300 million and will include roughly 100 wind turbines.

The turbines will be installed on a 20-acre site in Dickey County, and construction is anticipated to commence in July 2009 and to be completed by year-end.

FPL Energy currently operates wind farms with an installed capacity of over 300 MW in North Dakota. Early this year FPL Energy filed a permit application for the Barnes County wind farm with the Commission. Approval was recently granted for the project, which will include 133 wind turbines and have an electric generating capacity of approximately 200 MW.
Copyright © 2026 LCG Consulting. All rights reserved. Terms and Copyright
UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
Uniform Storage Model
A Battery Simulation Model
UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
CAISO CRR Auctions
Monthly Price and Congestion Forecasting Service