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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
Regulators Slate Hearings on Dereg Rules
LCG, Aug. 22, 2000--West Virginia utility regulators have issued proposed rules for electric industry restructuring, electric service providers and retail electric service and are soliciting public comment, according to a Public Service Commission news release.The proposed rules modify existing regulations and add significant new sections, the PSC said. Public comments will be accepted until October 10 and hearings will be held on October 26 and 27. The commission expects to issue final rules by the end of the year.The PSC proposal includes four new sections, one of which establishes a code of conduct to govern the interaction between regulated utilities and their non-regulated affiliates.A new consumer protection section proposes rules that apply to competitive electric service providers in their dealings with customers. Requirements for truth in advertising, disclosure of power supply details, billing and collection standards, transferring customers from one supplier to another and other consumer concerns are covered.A third new section established emergency service procedures that would apply if a competitive electric service provider failed to deliver sufficient power to meet its customers requirements.Systems benefits issues are covered in a fourth new section under which a fund would be established to provide low-income financial assistance and weatherization assistance.Billy Jack Gregg, director of the PSC consumer advocate division, said "These rules represent a broad consensus of all the groups involved in electric restructuring." American Electric Power Co. and Allegheny Power Co. said they had not yet studied the rules.After the West Virginia Legislature massages the state tax code to conform to a deregulated electric industry, the new rules could be put into effect, probably between July 1 and the end of September next year, according to Gregg."The beauty of the plan is that those who want to shop can do so on the first day that it is open, and those who dont want to be bothered with it dont. They can sit back and relax," Gregg said.There will be plenty of time for relaxation. Under restructuring legislation enacted earlier this year, full deregulation will not go into effect until 2014 or 2015.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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