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NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Constellation's Nuclear Reactors at Clinton and Dresden Facilities

LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.

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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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ElectriCities Warns: Slow Down on Dereg

LCG, Dec. 21, 2000--ElectriCities of North Carolina Inc., casting an eye 3,000 miles west to California's trouble electricity market, urged lawmakers in its home state yesterday to study deregulation further before doing anything rash.

ElectriCities, which represents 72 community electric systems in North Carolina, said the state legislature's Study Commission on the Future of Electric Service in North Carolina "should conduct further studies as to the actual impact of deregulation on all segments of consumers before legislation proceeds."

This is a turnaround for the agency, which previously endorsed an aggressive approach to deregulation. Times have changed, ElectriCities said, because of:

  • Problems with deregulation in California and other states.

  • A rise in wholesale prices for natural gas.

  • Insufficient study on market domination.

  • The need for public hearings to determine actual utility stranded costs.

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