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LCG, May 27, 2026--Avangrid, Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Microsoft for the 140 MWdc (100 MWac) Bluebird Solar project in Klickitat County, Washington. Bluebird is located near four other energy projects owned and operated by Avangrid in Klickitat County and represents another $300 million investment in the community. The Bluebird Solar project is expected to achieve commercial operation in 2028.
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LCG, May 27, 2026--ERCOT enters Summer 2026 with healthy near-term reserve margins, but rapidly growing data center demand, persistent West Texas congestion, and the rollout of RTC+B are reshaping market dynamics faster than ever.
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Industry News
Easily Recoverable Appalachian Coal Expected to Last 20 Years
LCG, Mar. 29, 2002--A study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey over six years concludes that 11 percent of the substantial coal reserves in Appalachian states can be recovered economically with current technology.Technological advances have increased the amount of recoverable coal, but Leslie Ruppert, who led the study, said that the coal accessible to mining using present techniques may be exhausted within two decades. Beyond the 7.3 billion short tons considered recoverable, Ruppert said, "today, it is coal quality, and not coal quantity, that controls coal pruduction in the Appalachian basin." Of the coal that is not economically viable today, disadvantages include high sulfur content, and seams that are thin or deep underground.Bill Raney, with the West Virginia Mining Association said, "right now, we're mining coal seams we passed over years ago. I've got a lot of hope in technology." Raney said that the value of coal would impact the amount recovered. Northern Appalachia coal that is high in sulfur content cannot be used under clean air standards, but funding for clean coal technologies that might allow burning of higher sulfur content coal is being considered by Congress.Approximately 40 percent of national coal production is located in the Appalachian basin, and coal is used to produce about half of national electric generation.
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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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