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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
Luminant Allowed to Mothball Nearly 1,200 MW of Coal-fired Generation in Texas
LCG, November 1, 2012--The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) approved Luminant's proposal to mothball two coal-fired electric generating units at the Monticello Power Plant, located in northeastern Texas. ERCOT concluded the two units will not be necessary to ensure grid reliability through the upcoming winter and spring.
Luminant will mothball Monticello 1 and 2 commencing on December 1 for six to seven months. The capacity of each unit is 583 MW; Monticello 3, with a capacity of 763 MW, will remain available to produce power. The plant burns lignite, supplemented by Powder River Basin coal.
The units are approaching their 40-year anniversaries; Units 1, 2, and 3 commenced operations in 1974, 1975, and 1978, respectively.
According to Luminant, wholesale power prices are too low to support the costs required to keep the units available and to generate power.
In order to maintain reliable power resources, Texas regulators are taking some action to encourage new generation to be built and/or to defer retirement of existing generation. Last Thursday, the Texas Public Utility Commission voted to increase the price cap on wholesale electricity from $4,500/MWh, starting in June 2013. Initially, the cap will increase to $5,000/MWh, with subsequent annual increases reaching $9,000/MWh on June 1, 2015.
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