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Minnesota PUC Approves Operations Extension for Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

LCG, August 15, 2025--Xcel Energy announced that the company received state approval yesterday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to extend operations of the Prairie Island nuclear plant through the early 2050s. Prairie Island has two units that have a combined generating capacity of 1,100 MW. The units’ current operating licenses expire in 2033 and 2034.

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PGE Announces Addition of 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Improve Grid Reliability and Costs

LCG, August 7, 2025--Portland General Electric (PGE) today announced the completion of three, four-hour lithium-ion utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Oregon, adding 475 MW and more than 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. Each of these BESS facilities can deliver power during peak demand or when other electric generating facilities are limited, which improves system flexibility, reliability and costs.

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New York State PSC Grants CPCN for Chateaugay Wind Project

LCG, November 8, 2007--The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to authorize the construction and operation of the Noble Chateaugay wind farm project near the Town of Chateaugay. The project developer, Noble Chateaugay, plans to begin construction early next year and to complete the project by the end of 2008.

The proposed Noble Chateaugay wind park will have an electric generating capacity of 108 MW and will include 72 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 1.5 MW.

Noble Chateaugay is a limited liability company that is owned by Noble Environmental Power, LLC. JP Morgan Partners, a financial holding company, is the primary owner of Noble Environmental Power, LLC.






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