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LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it is proposing a rule to revise wastewater limits, known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), for steam electric power plants that will help improve grid reliability and lower electricity prices while continuing to support clean and safe water resources. If finalized, the EPA's proposal is estimated to reduce electricity generation costs by as much as $1.1 billion annually, which could provide cost-savings to American consumers.
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LCG, May 14, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of eight companies to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United States. The DOE states that awardees will collectively receive more than $94 million in Federal cost-shared funding to spur additional Gen III+ SMR deployments by addressing key gaps that have hindered the domestic nuclear industry in licensing, supply chain, and site preparation.
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Industry News
117 Megawatts Goes On-line at New Illinois Plant
LCG, Aug. 4, 2000--The Mid-American Interconnected Network has 117 megawatts more electricity in its inventory for the hot and sultry dog days of summer, thanks to a second unit of Ameren Energy Inc.s new Gibson City, Ill., which has been connected to MAINs grid.MAIN is one of 10 regional councils of the North American Electric Reliability Council, an industry group that oversees standards and operating protocols on the nations electrical transmission network. MAINs territory includes all of Illinois and parts of Wisconsin, Missouri, and Michigan.The first unit of the Gibson City went on line June 30. According to Ameren officials, the entire plant was completed on schedule, from ground breaking to generation.MAIN has another 4,096 megawatts of new generation scheduled to come on line by the summer of next year, including two 640 megawatt Duke Energy Corp. plants in Illinois. In addition, Reliant Energy Inc. began construction in mid-June on an 870 megawatt plant in Aurora, Ill.
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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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