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
Ontario-Based Bruce Power Unit Online
LCG, Dec. 23, 2003--The Ontario power grid has an additional 1,500 megawatts of generating capacity online, after Bruce Power announced that the nuclear-powered Unit 4 of Bruce A has reached full power.The next unit to be brought back online will be Unit 3, which will offer approximately an additional 1,500 megawatts. Bruce Power is partially owned by TransCanada Corporation, which retains a 31.6 percenter stake in Bruce Power. TransCanada also owns one-third of Bruce Power Inc., the general partner of Bruce Power.The restart of Unit 4 began in October, when the output level of the unit was not allowed to exceed 50 percent as tests were conducted.
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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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