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NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Constellation's Nuclear Reactors at Clinton and Dresden Facilities

LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.

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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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India's Videocon Eyes Enron's Dabhol Power

LCG, Dec. 10, 2001--Indian consumer electronics and home appliance giant Videocon is looking for a partner with which to make a bid for Dabhol Power Co., the troubled Enron Corp. project that is India's largest single foreign investment.

Venugopal Dhoot, Videocon's chairman confirmed his company's interest to the Business Standard newspaper on Saturday.

"We are looking at acquiring stake in Dhabol," he said. "We are unlikely to go it alone and are looking at the possibility of roping in a multinational power company as a partner."

Videocon would buy Enron's 65 percent in Dabhol and the 10 percent shares owned by General Electric Co. and Bechtel Enterprises. The remaining 15 percent belongs to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board.

The paper said Videocon has already talked to the state government of Maharashtra and has written to the Industrial Development Bank of India, a key lender to Dhabol, expressing its interest in the company.

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