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SPP and Member Utilities Successfully Achieve Western Expansion Milestone

LCG, April 2, 2026--Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced that the expansion of its service territory into the Western Interconnection has been a success. The milestone makes SPP the first regional transmission organization (RTO) with services spanning the Eastern and Western Interconnections. Its member organizations, which cover all or part of 17 states, can now benefit from a more operationally and geographically diverse integrated system.

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Holtec Achieves Milestone towards Restarting Palisades Nuclear Facility and Advances Plans to Build Two SMRs at Palisades Site

LCG, March 31, 2026--Holtec International yesterday announced that it successfully completed a milestone test necessary to return Holtec's Palisades Nuclear Generating Station to service. The 805-MW pressurized water reactor (PWR) is located in Michigan and was shut down by Entergy in May 2022. Holtec acquired the facility in June 2022 and has pursued a path to return the plant to service.

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Gas-fired Plant Under Construction in Colorado

LCG, Mar. 6, 2002A joint venture of Colorado Springs Utilities and El Paso Corp., of Houston, has begun construction of a gas-fired, combined-cycle 480-megawatt power plant just south of the Ray D. Nixon power plant, near Fountain, Colorado.

Steve Christensen, project manager at Colorado Springs Utilities, said the plant will lower the utilitys need for purchases from the open market, and supply half of Colorado Springs electricity needs during peak demand. The plant, named Front Range Power, is expected to be operational in spring 2003.

Colorado Springs Utilities, which has $40 million invested in the plant, said it will use 80 gallons of water per minute for steam turbines, compared to hundreds or thousands of gallons used by traditional gas-fired plants.
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