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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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Construction Commences at Laredo Ridge Wind Farm in Nebraska

LCG, July 22, 2010--The groundbreaking ceremony for the Laredo Ridge Wind Farm, located in central Nebraska near Petersburg, occurred yesterday, with site work underway. The $200 million, 81-MW project is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) announced in February that it had executed a 20-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) with Midwest Wind Energy LLC, Edison Mission Group, and its affiliate Laredo Ridge Wind LLC. The wind farm will consist of 54 GE turbines and will be owned and operated by Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC.

The project is step forward by NPPD toward meeting its strategic goal of supplying ten percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2020.


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