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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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LS Power's Centinela Solar Energy Facility in Southern California is Complete

LCG, September 11, 2014-The 170-MW Centinela Solar Energy Facility in Southern California is now operational. Fluor Corp. recently announced that it has completed the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning for both phases of LS Power?s new facility.

San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has contracted to receive all of the power generated by the facility under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

The Centinela Solar Energy Facility is located on a 1,600-acre site in Imperial County, California, approximately 90 miles east of San Diego.

LS Power and Fluor broke ground on the facility in December 2012. Fluor will operate and maintain the power generation facility for the next five years.
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