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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
Newsmakers
A weekly summary of activities and events involving key people in the energy industries.Charles H. Goodman has been promoted to senior vice president for research and environmental affairs by The Southern Co., replacing Dr. Bob Woodall who retired in May. Dr. Goodman has nearly 30 years of experience at Southern in research and environmental affairs. He is chairman of the Electric Power Research Institute's Environment and Health Business Unit Council, a former chairman of the Environmental Staff Committee of the Business Roundtable, and member of the EPA's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee.Henry P. Linginfelter, vice president for regulatory affairs with Atlanta Gas Light Co., will become president of Virginia Natural Gas Inc. upon the closing of AGL Resources' acquisition of VNG later this year. Linginfelter has been with Atlanta Gas Light for 17 years, becoming a vice president three years ago.David Phillips, currently general manager in the Southern Region of Carolina Power & Light Co., will become vice president in charge of the Western Region at the close of the company's acquisition of Florida Progress Corp. He will replace Bill Habermeyer, who earlier this month was named president and chief executive of Florida Power.DeathsWilliam Harllee Branch Jr., retired chairman of The Southern Co. and chief executive from 1957 to 1970, died August 16 at 94. Harllee Branch joined Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power Co. in 1949, following a career at the Atlanta law firm MacDougald, Troutman, Sams and Branch, which served as general counsel for Georgia Power.Cliff Spieler, former vice president for public relations with the New York Power Authority, died August 14 at his home. He was 70. Before joining the Authority, he had spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter and editor for the Gannett Newspapers, principally at the Niagara Falls Gazette. He also worked as a correspondent for the New York Times and the Associated Press and wrote articles for a number of national publications. Spieler was a member of the Overseas Press Club, the New York Press Club and the Society of Silurians, an organization of New York City journalists. He also was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Corespondents Association.
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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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