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LCG, May 1, 2025--Holtec International (Holtec) announced the signing on April 29 of a strategic cooperation agreement with the State of Utah and Hi Tech Solutions, a leading nuclear services provider based in Kennewick, Washington, to collaborate in the deployment of Holtec's SMR-300s (small modular reactor) in Utah and the broader Mountain West region. Hi Tech will play a leading role in the project development and workforce training to support the rise of new nuclear power generation in the region.
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LCG, April 29, 2025--Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) today outlining the state’s plans to administer programs related to carbon storage wells, known as Class VI wells. The MOA signing is a required step in the RRC’s application to be granted authority to permit Class VI wells in the state of Texas. EPA is currently preparing a proposed approval of RRC’s primacy application.
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Industry News
Nonprofit RTO Planned for Pacific Northwest
LCG, Oct. 24, 2000--Nine electric utilities serving eight northwestern states with some 50,000 miles of transmission lines said yesterday they want to form a regional transmission organization to comply with requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.In a filing with FERC yesterday, the eight investor-owned utilities and the Bonneville Power Administration said they wanted to form a non-profit independent system operator governed by an independent board of directors with stakeholders limited to an advisory capacity. The system operator would be called RTO West.The companies said in their statement that formation of RTO West "is expected to create a more stable environment conducive to investment in the generation and transmission resources needed to meet the growing demand for electricity in the rapidly growing West."The nine utilities and the line miles of transmission they would contribute to the system are: Avista Corp. - 2,100, Bonneville - 15,000, Idaho Power Co. - 4,600, Montana Power Co. - 6,800, Nevada Power Co. - 1,200, PacifiCorp - 15,000, Portland General Electric Co. - 2,000, Puget Sound Energy Corp. - 2,700, and Sierra Pacific Power Corp. - 1,800.
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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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