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NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Constellation's Nuclear Reactors at Clinton and Dresden Facilities

LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.

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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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Planned IGCC Power Plant in Pennsylvania Gains Momentum

LCG, December 10, 2010--EmberClear announced Wednesday that all of the necessary permits for the development and construction of the 270-MW, Good Spring Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Project have been received by its joint venture, Future Power PA, Inc. (FPPI). EmberClear expects the Engineering for the Pre-FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) stage of the Good Spring IGCC project will start early next year.

The Good Spring IGCC project will be built in Northeastern Pennsylvania and utilize nearby coal supplies. The plant design and coal gasification process is based upon the GreenGen project in Tianjin, China. The first phase of the GreenGen IGCC plant will have a capacity of 250 MW of power; construction of the GreenGen project began in 2009, with the first phase scheduled for completion by the end of next year.
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