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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
California PUC Adopts GHG Emission Performance Standards
LCG, January 26, 2007--The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) yesterday voted unanimously to adopt an interim Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Performance Standard in order to reduce emissions believed to cause global warming. The new standard is designed to block California utilities from importing power from coal-fired power plants located out-of-state.
The Emissions Performance Standard was set in motion by the passage last fall of Senate Bill (SB) 1368, which prohibits load-serving entities (investor-owned utilities, energy service providers, and community choice aggregators) from executing new, long-term agreements for baseload generation unless they complies with a GHG emissions performance standard (EPS).
Specifically, the emission level of the baseload generation facility must be no greater than that of a combined cycle gas turbine plant, and that level is established at 1,100 pounds of CO2 per MWH. The long-term agreement refers to (a) new construction, (b) new (or renewal) contracts with a term greater than or equal to five years, or (c) major investments by the utility in its existing baseload power plants.
The PUC's new, interim standard is applicable to Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and San Diego Gas & Electric. It is expected that the California Energy Commission will define an EPS for municipal utilities in California.
Last September, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved Assembly Bill 32, or the "Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006," which includes a statewide cap on GHG emissions from electric utilities, refineries, and other selected industries. The goal is to reduce GHG emissions 25% by 2020 in order to alleviate concerns of global warming that may be caused by such emissions. The legislation is scheduled to be implemented in 2012. The PUC's standard adopted yesterday will serve as an interim measure prior to the development and implementation of the rules envisioned in the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
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