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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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New Peaking Plants Planned for North Carolina

LCG, August 12, 2004--The North Carolina Electric Membership Corp. (NCEMC) is planning to build two power plants in North Carolina to meet the growing summer and winter peaking requirements of its members. The combined capacity of the natural gas-fired peaking plants would be about 600 MW.

According to NCEMC, there are sites under consideration in Person, Anson, Wake and Richmond Counties. The Anson site is southwest of Blewett Falls Lake and south of Clark Mountain, roughly 50 miles east of uptown Charlotte.

The power plant proposed for Person County would have a capacity of 340 MW and is estimated to cost $150 million. The plant would have low-sulfur fuel oil as a back-up. Construction is planned to begin in late 2005 or early 2006, with operations targeted to commence in 2007.

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