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LCG, May 7, 2026--PJM issued today its Summer Outlook 2026, which forecasts sufficient generation for typical peak demand this summer. PJM states that it is prepared to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use during times of high system stress.
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LCG, May 6, 2026--Oklo Inc. ("Oklo"), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the Principal Design Criteria (PDC) topical report for the Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR), which is currently under construction in Idaho. The PDC topical report establishes a regulatory framework that defines the fundamental safety, reliability, and performance requirements to guide future reactor licensing and design activities, and the approved report should simplify future applications and reduce the need to re-review established material.
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Press Release
2021 Will Present New Challenges for Congestion Revenue Rights (CRRs) in CAISO
LCG, September 4, 2020--LCG Consulting completes a comprehensive congestion analysis for 2021 in California ISO (CAISO).
Market participants are busy preparing for the Congestion Revenue Rights (CRRs) allocations and auctions coming over the next weeks. They should pay attention to the changing system conditions that will impact their ability to acquire new CRRs and greatly affect the value of these products.
The state's energy market is navigating profound changes, from ambitious renewables standards to energy shortages and unprecedented growth in storage.
By performing a detailed market analysis, forecasting the hourly operations of CAISO through rigorous software simulation, LCG was able to determine that congestion patterns will be different than in previous years. For example, prices in the North of the State will not track the prices in the South as closely as they have in previous years. This divergence is due to a number of interrelated factors, including:
- The retirement of many natural gas power plants in the Edison footprint
- Significant transmission outages that will disrupt normal power flow patterns
- New storage and solar
- Limited capacity in the early evenings causing additional imports
Changes in congestion patterns indicate that certain market participants will be at risk when supplying power to locations different than where it is procured -- especially if they do not have congestion hedges or are hedging the wrong paths. Others may benefit greatly.
If you are interested in more information regarding LCG’s CAISO forecasts, please contact julie.chien@energyonline.com or 650-962-9670x110.
About LCG Consulting:
Silicon Valley-based LCG Consulting has been modeling power systems for more than 30 years. In that time, energy market participants and research institutions across the United States and internationally have relied on LCG models for every type of application, from electricity trading, plant siting, asset valuation, transmission planning and testimony support.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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