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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.
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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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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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