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Minnesota PUC Approves Operations Extension for Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

LCG, August 15, 2025--Xcel Energy announced that the company received state approval yesterday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to extend operations of the Prairie Island nuclear plant through the early 2050s. Prairie Island has two units that have a combined generating capacity of 1,100 MW. The units’ current operating licenses expire in 2033 and 2034.

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PGE Announces Addition of 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Improve Grid Reliability and Costs

LCG, August 7, 2025--Portland General Electric (PGE) today announced the completion of three, four-hour lithium-ion utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Oregon, adding 475 MW and more than 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. Each of these BESS facilities can deliver power during peak demand or when other electric generating facilities are limited, which improves system flexibility, reliability and costs.

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Scottish Power Gets Shelf Space at English Supermarket

LCG, Oct. 2, 2000Scottish Power has pushed rival British Gas off the shelves of a large chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, cutting a deal that could help the Edinburgh, Scotland-based utility expand into the heart of England.

Sainsbury's, a chain of 440 supermarkets, will market juice from Scottish Power to its 17 million Reward Card holders, who earn points for purchases made at the markets. Card holders who sign up for service from Scottish Power will get 25 in Reward Card vouchers, which is like getting $36.50 on your Safeway card.

Most of Scottish Power's customers are in Scotland and the north of England, but this alliance should give it entre into Middle England. Industry observers said the arrangement could net Scottish Power tens of thousands of new customers.

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