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PJM Reports Resources Are Adequate to Meet Growing Summer Demand

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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NRC Approves Oklo's Principal Design Criteria Topical Report for Aurora Powerhouse

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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Lloyd Cluff, geosciences director for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., will receivethis year's John Wesley Powell Award, the U.S. Geological Survey's highest honor. Cluff will be recognized for his work in improving seismic safety and reliability of gas and electric systems.

Dean Jones has been named vice president for customer services and rates by the Central and Texas Gas pipeline systems business unit of Williams Gas Pipeline. He succeeds Kim Cocklin, who was recently promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the South-Central unit. Jones will report to Cocklin and be based in Owensboro, Ky.

Edward M. McKenna has been named vice president and chief financial officer of ISO New England Inc. He most recently was chief financial officer of J. Fletcher Creamer & Son Inc., a New Jersey-based construction company, and had earlier been controller of Orange & Rockland Utilities Inc.

Chris Olert, a 27-year veteran newsman with both print and broadcast experience, has been named assistant media director of Consolidated Edison Inc. He most recently was Daybook Editor for the Associated Press.

Jeffrey L. Pelusi has been named vice president of European operations for the nuclear automation business of Westinghouse Electric Co. He will also continue to direct the Temelin Project, a major undertaking for which Westinghouse is providing the most advanced instrumentation and control as well as fuel for two Soviet-designed nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic.

William D. Rockford has been named to the board of directors of Teco Energy Inc., parent holding company for Tampa Electric Co. He is a former Chase Manhattan executive, with a 28-year career specializing in global project finance and the power industry.

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