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SPP and Member Utilities Successfully Achieve Western Expansion Milestone

LCG, April 2, 2026--Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced that the expansion of its service territory into the Western Interconnection has been a success. The milestone makes SPP the first regional transmission organization (RTO) with services spanning the Eastern and Western Interconnections. Its member organizations, which cover all or part of 17 states, can now benefit from a more operationally and geographically diverse integrated system.

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Holtec Achieves Milestone towards Restarting Palisades Nuclear Facility and Advances Plans to Build Two SMRs at Palisades Site

LCG, March 31, 2026--Holtec International yesterday announced that it successfully completed a milestone test necessary to return Holtec's Palisades Nuclear Generating Station to service. The 805-MW pressurized water reactor (PWR) is located in Michigan and was shut down by Entergy in May 2022. Holtec acquired the facility in June 2022 and has pursued a path to return the plant to service.

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Official Inauguration of Walney Offshore Wind Farm

LCG, February 9, 2012--The United Kingdom Energy Secretary today led the official opening of the Walney Offshore Wind Farm, a 367.2-MW mega-project located approximately 9 miles off the coast of Cumbria. The $1.9 billion project is a joint venture between DONG Energy, SSE and OPW, and it includes 102, 3.6-MW turbines provided by Siemens.

CEO of DONG Energy stated, "Walney is a landmark in offshore wind and DONG Energy?s strong drive to further industrialize offshore wind power and cut costs. It demonstrates our commitment to invest in the UK."

The project was completed in two phases (Walney 1 and 2),each including 51 turbines. The rotor diameter of the turbines is 107m for Walney 1 and 120m for Walney 2, with a maximum height of 150m from blade tip to sea level. The total area of the development is some 73 square kilometers. Walney 2 was completed in November of last year.
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