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LCG, January 9, 2026--Meta today announced new, landmark agreements that will (i) extend and expand the operation of three existing nuclear power plants and (ii) drive the development of advanced nuclear technology. Meta's new agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo follow Meta's request for proposals (RFP) issued last month. Meta expects these projects to deliver up to 6.6 GW of new and existing clean nuclear energy by 2035.
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LCG, January 8, 2026--Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced today that it has selected Siemens Energy to provide steam turbine generator sets for B&W’s groundbreaking project to install and deliver one GW of power for an Applied Digital AI Factory. B&W and Siemens have entered into an agreement for a limited notice to proceed to secure the turbine sets, which will enable B&W to deliver power for the project by the end of 2028. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $2 billion. The full contract release is expected in the first quarter of 2026.
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Industry News
Mirant Says 600 Megawatts Face Emissions Shutdown
LCG, July 23, 2001Mirant Corp., which operates the 2,022 megawatt Pittsburg power plant it purchased from Pacific Gas & Electric Co., warned again Friday that emissions regulations may force it to shut down four units having a combined capacity of 600 megawatts.The result, combined with the opening two weeks ago of Calpine Corp.'s new 555 megawatt Pittsburg plant, would be a net loss to the state of 45 megawatts of much-needed generation in a city that regards power plants highly.Mirant said it had told the state in April that it would be forced to cease operating parts of the Pittsburg plant if it could not secure emissions waivers, but the warning apparently went unnoticed by state officials."That's pretty big news if they're going to shut it down indefinitely," said Stephanie McCorkle, a spokeswoman with the California Independent System Operator. "I haven't heard this. Obviously, we wouldn't want to see any megawatts go away."Even Steve Maviglio, the spokesman for Gov. Gray Davis, was surprised by the news. "It's significant, no doubt about it," he said. "We're going after every megawatt we can get. As a broad policy, as much power as we can keep on-line is beneficial until we can get new plants up and running."Mirant had planned to tear out some of the units at Pittsburg and replace them with 530 megawatts of new generation, but tabled those plans earlier this year, citing California's "hostile" business climate as exemplified by the governor's vilification of independent power producers.Now, the company has been ordered to cut nearly in half the average hourly nitrogen oxide emissions at Pittsburg and two other plants it owns in the San Francisco Bay Area. Faced with the massive investment in new emissions controls, coupled with the high operating costs of the old units, the company says it has little choice other than to shut down some generation."We're very serious about shutting them down" unless the company gets permission to exceed the emission limits, said Mark Gouveia, vice president and chief operating officer of Mirant's California division. "We're not going to violate the law to run them."
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