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By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.
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LCG, July 13, 2026--Avantus, an independent power producer (IPP), and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) today announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Rexford 2 solar and storage project in Tulare County, California. The project will deliver 200 MWac of solar power combined with a 200 MW/800 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) to the California grid. The project is scheduled to commence construction in 2027 and achieve operations in late 2028. Commercial operations under the PPA are scheduled to start in May 2029. Avantus plans to own and operate facility.
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Industry News
Feds Look at Plans to RelieveCalifornia Transmission Bottleneck
LCG, July 24, 2001Federal agencies will look at a baker's dozen plans to relieve the California electric power transmission bottleneck known as "Path 15," U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said yesterday.Path 15, located in the state's Central Valley near the town of Los Banos, consists of two 500 kilovolt lines and severely restricts the ability to move bulk power between the northern and southern parts of California. Abraham is pushing for a third 500 kilovolt line to relieve the congestion."It is like adding lanes of traffic in a major thoroughfare," he said.The Department of Energy estimates that the cost to upgrade the 84-mile Path 15 would be $230 million and take three or four years to complete, but Abraham said the cost could run as high as $300 million.The California Independent System Operator, which manages the three-quarters of the state grid belonging to three investor-owned utilities, said that the bottleneck cost the state about $260 million over the past 16 months.Path 15 is owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. which sought protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy law in April, having run up massive debt purchasing power at high wholesale prices for resale to customers at artificially low prices mandated by California's failed electric deregulation scheme. The utility does not have funds to handle the upgrade itself.The federal Western Area Power Administration will review 13 "statements of interest" in the Path 15 and will issue a recommendation within the next few weeks.
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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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