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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Press Release
CAISO Forecast Prices for 2017 are available now
LCG, September 20, 2016--LCG Consulting releases a full set of peak, off-peak prices and a congestion outlook for 2017 in California ISO (CAISO).
The state's energy market is navigating profound changes, from the disaster at Aliso Canyon to ambitious renewables standards and unprecedented growth in solar. Quality forecasts can give you the necessary edge to plug into opportunities in an increasingly complex market:
- Futures and Congestion Revenue Rights (CRR)
- Strategic Planning
- Valuation and Risk Management
Our carefully vetted forecasts are projected using the high-level UPLAN Network Power Model and the most up-to-date information, from the highly detailed transmission upgrades to the most sophisticated models of gas prices, weather patterns, and more.
Also on offer through 2017: monthly CRR forecast updates, including point-to-point LMPs at DLAPs, Trading Hubs, and AP nodes, followed by online live presentations with Q&A.
If you are interested in LCG’s CAISO forecasts or information about how LCG can enhance your trades in any region, please contact us at julie.chien@energyonline.com or 650-962-9670x110.
Why do utilities, munis, hedge funds, developers and trading houses consistently choose LCG for their CAISO forecasts?
State-of-the-Art Algorithms. We don’t rely on assumptions and simplifications. Our network power models weigh all the details and comfortably outperform historical trends and regression for identifying risks and opportunities. We value all the millions of paths for all times of use. Our CRR forecasts have been well tested with a long history of success in California, as well as across the country. Even other consultancies use our CRR analytics to crunch their numbers.
The Latest Data. We leave no stone unturned. Our analysts continuously update our data models, digesting every scrap of available intelligence on the California market, from gigabytes of historical congestion to the best available information on transmission, generators, interfaces, contingencies, fuel forecasts, and loads.
More than Three Decades of Experience on Five Continents. We’ve been investigating what drives electricity prices in California since 1982. We simulate electricity markets using Security-Constrained Unit Commitment and Sub-Hourly Security-Constrained Economic Dispatch. We perform coordinated marginal cost-based energy and ancillary service procurement, congestion management, and thorough contingency analysis that mirrors those used by most U.S. market operators, including CAISO.
About LCG Consulting:
Silicon Valley-based LCG Consulting has been modeling electricity for more than 30 years. In that time, energy market participants and research institutions across the United States and internationally have relied on our models for every type of application, from electricity trading, plant siting, asset valuation, and testimony support.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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