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PJM Reports Resources Are Adequate to Meet Growing Summer Demand

LCG, May 7, 2026--PJM issued today its Summer Outlook 2026, which forecasts sufficient generation for typical peak demand this summer. PJM states that it is prepared to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use during times of high system stress.

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NRC Approves Oklo's Principal Design Criteria Topical Report for Aurora Powerhouse

LCG, May 6, 2026--Oklo Inc. ("Oklo"), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the Principal Design Criteria (PDC) topical report for the Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR), which is currently under construction in Idaho. The PDC topical report establishes a regulatory framework that defines the fundamental safety, reliability, and performance requirements to guide future reactor licensing and design activities, and the approved report should simplify future applications and reduce the need to re-review established material.

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India Instates New Energy Law to Encourage Business

LCG, May 6, 2003Indian legislators enacted a new energy law with the intent of creating more competition and efficiency in an otherwise disorganized and insufficient electricity system.

A significant amount of Indias 100,000 megawatts of capacity is lost to missing or broken lines and theft. Additionally, some energy use is not metered, and state mechanisms to collect are slow and charge much less than the cost of production and service. Often, those government institutions responsible for service also are without the means to invest in improvements.

Indian officials intend to limit subsidies and open the market to increased private investment. The electricity market has been officially open since 1991, but stagnant, state-mandated prices and distribution made the market difficult to enter. Also, electricity infrastructure is fraught with complicated politics having little to do with efficiency or good service.

The newly instated law allows plants to sell electricity to industry directly and allows for leveled prices of electricity. In prior years, businesses paid significantly more for electricity than farmers. Also according to the new law, state utilities will receive monetary incentives for regular bill collection, and utilities will be allowed to buy electricity from any generator. All customers will be subject to meters.

Much of India suffers from brownouts and blackouts as electricity development has not kept up with economic growth. India gets nearly 80 percent of its electricity from coal and gas-fired plants, almost 18 percent from hydroelectric plants, and just over 2 percent from nuclear plants.

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