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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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JEA Announces Agreement with EDF Renewables for 250 MW Solar Project

LCG, March 8, 2019--JEA and EDF Renewables North America yesterday announced the signing of five Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for the Jacksonville 5 Solar Project, which includes five, 50-MW distributed generation projects to be installed across Jacksonville, Florida.

JEA's Vice President of Energy and Water Planning stated, "These new projects benefit the community by giving us price security for clean energy through a long-term PPA with EDF Renewables. They also will support JEA's SolarMax program, which will allow large commercial and industrial users (over 7 million kWh per year) to obtain their electricity from large solar facilities. This will help to retain and attract green businesses to Jacksonville."

JEA's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer stated, "Solar energy will constitute approximately 5 percent of JEA's total energy production. This program represents tremendous environmental value for our community.:

The JEA Board of Directors approved the solar power program in October 2017, and the Jacksonville 5 Solar Project was awarded in 2018.
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