News
LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.
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LCG, May 29, 2025--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis yesterday showing that the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasing its curtailment of the rapidly growing solar- and wind-powered generation facilities in order to balance electricity supply and demand, which is necessary to maintain a stable electric system.
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Industry News
FERC to Decide on Nevada Electricity Contracts
LCG, April 10, 2002--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will begin to determine whether or not Nevada utilities will be able to cancel some pricey contracts it made last year.Today FERC will set the date for a hearing, possibly coming to some conclusion by the end of May 2003. Nevada utilities signed some $400 million worth of long-term forward contracts in 2000 and 2001, a period when western electricity prices were very high.In December of last year Sierra Pacific Resources Corp., of which Nevada Power is a subsidiary, requested FERC to find specific forward contracts unreasonable and therefore up for renegotiation.
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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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