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LCG, November 6, 2025--X-energy Reactor Company, LLC, (X-energy) and the U.S. Office of Nuclear Energy today announced the start of confirmatory irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to qualify X-energy’s proprietary TRISO-X fuel pebbles for commercial use in the Xe-100 Small Modular Reactor (SMR). (TRISO stands for TRi-structural ISOtropic). This is the first time that TRISO-X fuel pebbles will undergo irradiation testing in a U.S. lab, which is a critical step in meeting requirements set forth by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the commercial deployment of advanced reactors that will use the fuel.
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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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Industry News
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces Joint Venture Agreement with RES Americas for Michigan Wind Project
LCG, October 20, 2015-Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. yesterday announced a joint agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) to develop the 150-MW Deerfield Wind Energy Project in central Michigan. The project, which is currently under construction, is scheduled to commence commercial operation at the end of 2016.
The Deerfield Wind Energy Project is located on the Thumb of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and the site includes approximately 20,000 acres of leased land. The project will use 44 Vestas V110-2.0 wind turbines and 28 Vestas V110-2.2 turbines. The annual generation is projected to be 555.2 GWH. The estimated total project cost is approximately $303 million.
The power generated by the Deerfield Wind Energy Project will be purchased by Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc., a local electric distribution utility, under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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