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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
Duke Unit to Buy Waste Management Power Plants
LCG, Nov. 2, 2000--Duke Energy Corp. said yesterday its Duke Solutions business unit has agreed to acquire eight independent power plants with a combined capacity of 244 megawatts from a subsidiary of Waste Management Inc.Duke Solutions said it will invest approximately $100 million in the facilities, including purchase price and planned improvements, adding that expected revenues over the next 15 years could exceed $1 billion.The assets to be acquired include cogeneration and renewable energy facilities in California,Pennsylvania, Maine and Florida that provide steam and chilled water under long-term contracts with industrial and institutional customers and long-term electricity under long-term electric sales contracts with several utilities.Duke Solutions will own and operate the plants, calling on other Duke companies for services such as maintenance, commodity supply and risk management.
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