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MISO Long-Term Nodal Insights

LCG, November 12, 2025--LCG Consulting is excited to announce the release of the MISO 2034 Data Model, built from the latest MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP). This powerful, nodal-level data model offers a forward-looking view of generation, transmission, and load forecasts across the MISO region—empowering energy professionals to explore the grid of the future with confidence.

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Xcel Energy and "Allies" Request Retirement Extension for Comanche Generating Station Unit 2

LCG, November 12, 2025--Xcel Energy, together with the Utility Consumer Advocate (UCA), Colorado Energy Office (CEO), and Trial Staff of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), filed a petition on November 10 requesting Commission approval to keep Comanche Generating Station Unit 2 available for up to one additional year after its currently planned retirement on December 31, 2025.

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Construction Commences on Enel’s Aurora Wind Farm in North Dakota

LCG, November 27, 2019--Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGPNA”), the US renewable energy company of the Enel Group, has started construction of the 299-MW Aurora Wind Farm in North Dakota. The project is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2020. The estimated investment in the project is approximately $450 million dollars.

Power purchase agreements (PPA’s) for the sale of power generated include a 23-year PPA between EGPNA and Basin Electric Power Cooperative for 142 MW of capacity, along with a 12-year virtual PPA with Gap Inc. for 90 MW of capacity. The electricity purchased by Gap Inc. is estimated to power over 1,500 of its retail stores, equivalent to around 50 percent of the electricity needs of the more than 3,300 stores operated by Gap Inc. worldwide.

The Aurora project is located approximately five miles northwest of Tioga in Williams and Mountrail counties and is Enel Green Power’s second project in the state.
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