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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
Avista Asks 10 Percent Electric Rate Hike
LCG, Dec. 4, 2001--Avista Corp. said yesterday it has asked Washington state regulators to approve a 10 percent increase in its electric rates which would go into effect next March 15.Even with the increase, Avista's residential rates would be 5.872 cents per kilowatt-hour, which the utility claims are among the lowest in the region and well below the national average of 6.8 cents.Avista said the 10 percent hike would be a uniform increase for all customer classes and would be for the generation portion of the monthly electric bill only.Scott Morris, president of Avista utilities, said his company "must improve its current financial situation. We have worked diligently to demonstrate to regulators the prudence of our wholesale power costs and have made dramatic reductions in costs in order to shore up the financial stability of the company. It is only after exhaustive efforts that we request further rate relief."Avista first found itself in uncertain financial waters in the spring of last year. On May 4, 2000, the company sold its 175 megawatt interest in the Centralia, Wash., coal-fired power plant without making arrangements for replacement power. At the same time, the California energy crisis was at its worst and sent wholesale power prices soaring throughout the West.Avista has been caught in the middle ever since. In October of this year, the company's credit ratings were slashed to below investment grade. The company has since reduced both capital expenditures and operating expenses in an effort to improve cash flows.
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