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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 18, 2025--RWE and Meta today announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for offtake from RWE's 200-MW Waterloo Solar Project, which is located in Bastrop County, Texas. Under the agreement, Meta will purchase 100% of the output from the solar facility, which will support Meta's goal of matching its electricity needs with 100 percent clean energy. The project is scheduled to commence onsite construction in late 2025.
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Industry News
China Promises to Increase Nuclear Power Capacity
LCG, October 24, 2002-As part of an effort to move away from its dependence on coal, China is increasing its nuclear power plant capacity.China's long-term plans include developing as much as 20,000 megawatts in nuclear power capacity by 2010, but in the near future, the country intends to complete and begin operating five new nuclear plants within the next three years. Today China's nuclear power is a mere one percent of the total, as compared with 21.9 percent in the United States.China's yearly growth averages seven percent, and the country is concerned with providing sufficient electric capacity to match that growth.The 13th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference began yesterday; Chinese officials emphasized their interest in working with other countries in the region to apply nuclear power technologies.
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