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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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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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Industry News
PG&E Unit Buys 16,000 Megawatts of Turbines
LCG, Sept. 12, 2000The National Energy Group unit of PG&E Corp. said yesterday it had signed contracts with manufacturers for 50 turbines representing about 16,000 megawatts of electric generation.The PG&E unit will buy 23 turbines from GE Power Systems, 21 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and six from Siemens Westinghouse. The company said the turbines would be used around the U.S. in new power plant projects. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled through 2004."These purchase agreements indicate our dedication to our overall growth strategy," said ThomasG. Boren president and chief executive officer of PG&E National Energy Group. "With a substantialturbine procurement program, our commitments to satisfying regional energy needs and meeting ourdevelopment goals are well underway."Boren said the company was "greatly diversifying" its presence around the U.S. "As we strengthen our foothold nationally with projects to meet critical market needs, we achieve a three-way win: value for our shareholders, confidence for our customers, and reliability for consumers," he said.
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