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LCG, February 4, 2026--Natura Resources LLC (Natura), a developer of advanced molten-salt nuclear reactors, announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with NGL Water Solutions Permian LLC, a subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL), to pursue opportunities to combine Natura's advanced nuclear reactor technology with thermal desalination for power production and oil and gas produced water treatment. NGL transports, treats, recycles and disposes of more than 3 million barrels per day of produced and flowback water generated from crude oil and natural gas production in the Permian Basin.
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LCG, February 2, 2026--Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced today that construction on the four-unit Darlington Refurbishment project is now complete. Station staff are completing final testing, and the last unit is expected to return to service in the coming weeks. OPG stated that the overall project is currently four months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget.
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Industry News
California PUC Targets Doubling Renewable Energy by 2030
LCG, March 27, 2020--The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) yesterday unanimously approved a new emissions target for its electric sector that would double California's clean energy capacity through 2030 and effectively block new natural gas-fired electric generating facilities.
The CPUC set a target for the electric sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 46 million metric tons by 2030, or 56 percent less than 1990 emission levels. California's overall goal is to reduce GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
"The Decision adopted today provides guidance to load-serving entities to go out and procure approximately double the amount of renewable and storage capacity that is currently online in the electric system in California," said one of the CPUC Commissioners.
The CPUC reference portfolio identifies the need by 2030 for nearly 25 GW of additional renewable and storage resources, including 8,900 MW of new battery storage, which is roughly eight times the front-of-meter battery storage capacity installed in the U.S. today.
The challenge to the California electric sector will be even greater if electrification of (i) transportation, i.e., transitioning from gasoline vehicles to electric vehicles (EV), and (ii) space heating, i.e., moving from natural gas heating to electric heat pumps, increases the demand for electricity.
The CPUC also closed a loophole that would have allowed development of new (but not existing) natural gas plants if paired with energy storage.
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