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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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Williams to Spin Off Communications Business

LCG, April 2, 2001The Williams Cos. board of directors on Friday made plans to spin off the company's Williams Communications affiliate, saying the move was a logical step toward boosting value for shareholders.

The Williams board said it would distribute as a stock dividend to the company's shareholders about 400 million shares of the Williams Communications stock it currently owns. The distribution will represent about 95 percent of the parent company's stake.

"Given our revenue growth, our solid financing plan, our fully operational network and our stablecustomer base, this spinoff, is the natural evolution of a business strategy begun in 1998, when were-entered the telecommunications space," Howard Janzen, president and chief executive ofWilliams Communications said in a statement.

Williams Communications has been on a roll, doubling its revenues over the past year and completing a 33,000 mile fiber optic network connecting 125 cities a year ahead of schedule. Among the users of the network are long distance telephone companies, Internet providers, all of the major news and broadcast services and more than 600 television stations.

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