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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
San Diego Power Prices Stimulate Political Process
LCG, Aug. 24, 2000--Everyone from a California Assemblywoman to President Clinton is making hay out of the current high price of electricity in San Diego and environs. Even Ralph Nader got into the act, advising customers not to pay their bills.Yesterday, President Bill Clinton "took action" to mitigate the suffering of San Diegans who have seen their electricity bills more than double since May. In releasing $2.6 million in emergency funds to help low-income families cope with their bills, the president said in disbelief "Ive heard reports of senior citizens on fixed incomes being forced to choose between medicine and air conditioning."Clinton also asked the Small Business Administration to use its credit programs to help small businesses with their electric bills and urged federal agencies to speed up their investigations of U.S. power markets.In Sacramento last night, California Assemblywoman Susan Davis, a San Diego Democrat, and state Sen. Dede Alpert, a Democrat from nearby Coronado, wrung from Gov. Gray Davis a "conceptual agreement" on legislation they are proposing that would place a cap on residential and small business electric rates, retroactive to June 1 and extending to Dec. 31, 2000.The measure would create a state-administered "balancing account" that would limit the size of a residential electric bill to $68 dollars in a month and that of a small commercial customer to $220. Balancing accounts have to be paid off eventually.At the same time, U.S. Rep. Brian Bilbray, a San Diego Republican who sits on the House Commerce Energy and Power Subcommittee, has schedule a September 11 hearing in his home town to gather testimony on the effects of electric deregulation in California, which is like asking the victims of a flood what they think about scenic wild rivers."We are going to go to San Diego, the first in the nation to pay market-based rates, and see how deregulation has affected consumers, and tailor federal legislation to avoid any of the pitfalls," said a spokesman for Bilbray. He did not know how many members of the panel would make the trip.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got into the act, saying it had ordered yesterday "a formal investigation of the electric rates and structure of the California Independent System Operator (ISO) and power exchange (PX) as well as market-based sellers in the California market."FERC said in its announcement "The California investigation comes in response, in part, to a complaint from San Diego Gas and Electric Co. It is appropriate to investigate not only public utility sellers' rates in the ISO and PX, but also the tariffs and agreements of the ISO and PX to determine whether market rules need to be modified."President Clinton said "Let me say once again to the people of Southern California, we'll continue to keep a close eye on the situation. We'll do what we can to help you get through this summer." Of course he will. California is the nations most populous state and is crucial to the presidential campaign of Vice President Al Gore.
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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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