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LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.
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LCG, April 10, 2026--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday a rule proposing several revisions to the federal regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) and the beneficial use of CCR. The EPA designed the rule to encourage resource recovery, allow for site-specific considerations in permitting, and provide regulatory relief while continuing to protect human health and the environment. The EPA will be accepting comments on the rule for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, and it will also hold an online public hearing on the rule.
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Mark Dempsey has been named West Virginia president for American Electric Power Co. Inc., effective immediately. He succeeds Stuart Solomon, who was named AEP vice president-public policy earlier this year.Lewis Hay III, currently president of FPL Group Inc.'s independent power production company, will succeed James Broadhead as president and chief executive of the parent company, effective immediately. Broadhead, chief executive since 1989, will remain as chairman through the end of the year.J. Gordon Hurst, executive vice president of Vectren Corp. and president of its Utility Group has announced his retirement after 39 years with the company and its predecessors. Hurst joined Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co. in 1966 while still a student at the University of Evansville.Kristin M. Kamm has joined AGL Resources Inc. as chief information officer. She comes to AGL from BellSouth, where she served as CIO for consumer and interconnect services.Clyde C. Osterholtz has been assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as senior resident inspector at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, a nuclear power plant owned by Southern California Edison Co. near San Clemente, Calif. He most recently was resident inspector at the Fort Calhoun Station in Nebraska.Scott N. Smith has joined American Electric Power Co. Inc. as vice president and chief risk officer. He will be responsible for enterprise-wide risk management, including oversight of commodity, operational, credit, interest rate and currency risk across all business units and functional areas. Smith previously was vice president of risk management for Global Consumer Bank, a divisionof Citigroup.Glen Thomas has been confirmed as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission by the state Senate. He will replace PUC Chairman John M. Quain, whose term expired. Thomas has served as deputy policy director in the Office of Gov. Ridge.Mario Max Yzaguirre, who recently resigned as president of Enron de Mexico, will become a member of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, filling the vacancy left by Pat Wood III. Wood stepped down to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on an appointment from President Bush.
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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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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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