News
LCG, March 205, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced it will soon be the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in the nation to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the U.S. power grid. On March 20, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Southwest Power Pool’s amended tariff that includes provisions that enable Western members to join the RTO. The expansion of the SPP RTO is scheduled to go live April 1, 2026.
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LCG, March 20, 2025 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released a second edition of its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.
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Industry News
PG&E Corporation Given Loan Extension on $431 Million
LCG, October 22, 2002-Creditors of PG&E Corporation gave the company its second extension on its debt payments.PG&E, parent to San Francisco Bay Area utility Pacific Gas & Electric, had been in communication with lenders for months in order to get more time to pay back $431 million in loans.PG&E Corp. has been settling debts for unregulated affiliate PG&E National Energy Group, which saw its credit rating fall to junk status earlier this month. On Friday Moody's Investors Service downgraded PG&E National Energy Group's status as the company reported $21 million in losses in the third quarter.PG&E Corp. asserts the extension, which gives the affiliate until November 14 to pay, will give it the liquidity necessary to operate for more than 3 years.
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UPLAN-NPM
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