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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
California Capsule: Davis Hopes for Best in Washington
Feb. 27, 2001California Gov. Gray Davis, in Washington for the winter meeting of the National Governors' Association, said yesterday that President Bush is "on the right track in making education his highest priority" but was unable to point to any encouraging signs that the administration would ride to the rescue of his state's electricity problems.Davis said the administration "clearly understands" the need for a national energy policy. "They understand transmission lines as well as new generation are key components. I have to believe they will be helpful," was the best he could offer.Davis acknowledged he would need administration support for his plan to take over transmission facilities from the state's three investor-owned utilities. "Clearly, we have to persuade lots of people in Washington that what we're doing is the right thing," the governor said. He was scheduled to talk over the scheme this morning with Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham.And like Old Man River, the California energy problem keeps on rolling along.- State Sen. Don Perata, a Northern California Democrat, unveiled a plan to encourage energy conservation by giving a billion dollars in rebates to consumers who reduce electricity usage during the month May through September. Perata thinks Californians are still unaware of the power crunch. "If you look at the public at large in California, a majority today still don't [sic] believe there's an energy crisis. You do this, a lot of them will catch on quickly." The would catch on quicker if their electric rates went up.
- According to the San Francisco Chronicle, energy regulators are becoming infatuated with a program that would allow utilities to either turn off air conditioners or turn up thermostats when power supplies were low. It's not a new idea, the paper points out, and it isn't cheap. Southern California Edison Co. offers a device that costs $150 per customer to install, and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a plan that would cost more. The idea of having a little more control over the lives of citizens has obvious appeal for regulators.
- An administrated law judge of the California Public Utilities Commission has proposed banning job cuts at PG&E and SoCal Edison. In fact, judge John Wong proposed that companies be ordered to rehire 725 employees they have already laid off in an attempt to conserve cash. The two companies have announce plans for an addition 2,125 layoffs over the next few month. The PUC is expected to review Wong's recommendation at its March 7 meeting.
- The Associated Press decided to find out whether Californians really use more power than they should and found that only Rhode Island uses less electricity per capita. For all types of energy use, the state ranks number 47 per capita, the wire service reported yesterday, citing data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It's the nice weather in Northern California that does it.
- Electricity rates in most of California are still frozen at 10 percent less than their 1997 levels, but that hasn't stopped some hotel chains from raining their room rates to compensate for the price spikes they have been reading about. Marriott International, Hilton Hotels and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide have begun charging between $2.00 and $4.00 extra per room, even in places where there has been not increase in the cost of electricity.
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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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