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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
PG&E Executes Contract with NextEra for 250 MW of Solar Power
LCG, October 26, 2009--Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) yesterday announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group, for solar power from the proposed Genesis Solar Energy Project, a 250-MW facility to be built in Riverside County, California. Construction on the project is scheduled to commence in late 2010, with operations planned to begin approximately 30 months later.
The Genesis Project will include two, 125-MW units that will incorporate parabolic trough solar thermal technology. Over 500,000 parabolic mirrors will be assembled in rows to reflect and focus the sun's energy in order to produce steam that powers a steam turbine generator. The mirrors will be located on an approximately 1,800-acre site in the Sonoran Desert between Center and Blythe. NextEra Energy Resources has operated for many years a similar solar facility, the SEGS solar facilities located in the Mojave Desert.
The PPA is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). In addition, NextEra Energy Resources filed in August an Application for Certification with the California Energy Commission (CEC) to construct, own and operate the project. NextEra Energy Resources also filed for a right-of-way grant with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for this project.
California passed a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program that requires utilities like PG&E to increase their electric supply procurement of eligible renewable generating resources by one percent of load per year. Last month, the Governor signed an Executive Order that increased the requirement to 33 percent by 2020 and that now applies to all utilities, including publicly-owned municipal utilities.
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