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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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LCG, March 14, 2025--The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved an expansion of San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E) Westside Canal Battery Energy Storage facility. The expansion project is located in California's Imperial Valley and will add 100 MW of energy storage capacity to the existing 131 MW facility. The new capacity is expected to be fully operational by June 2025. Upon completion, the Westside Canal facility, with a total capacity of 231 MW, will be the largest storage asset in SDG&E's utility-owned battery storage portfolio.
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Industry News
Energy Legislation Could Reverse 70's-Era Law
LCG, Sept. 23, 2003--Owners of cogeneration plants that produce electricity as well as steam for manufacturing and industrial processes are lobbying for the preservation of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (Purpa), crafted in the '70s, that requires utilities to purchase cogenerated power.Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Billy Tauzin are siding with a large group of utilities that want to see the end of Purpa, under which rates for cogenerated power are regulated. Oil refiners and chemical companies with cogeneration plants have acknowledged that in some instances, utilities may have paid more than necessary for power under Purpa, but they contend that the plants are efficient as intended, and that getting rid of the requirement will not necessarily lead to lower power prices for utilities and consumers.The amendment developed by Domenici would not result in an across-the-board shift away from Purpa, but allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to determine in which markets a competitive wholesale market could benefit energy purchasers. ExxonMobil, which supports Purpa, believes that both existing and future cogeneration plants could be stifled if the amendment is passed. Purpa was signed into law when foreign oil imports and energy supplies became a national concern.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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