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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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Avantus and Clean Power Alliance Sign PPA for 200-MW Solar Plus Storage Facility for Southern California Communities

LCG, July 13, 2026--Avantus, an independent power producer (IPP), and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) today announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Rexford 2 solar and storage project in Tulare County, California. The project will deliver 200 MWac of solar power combined with a 200 MW/800 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) to the California grid. The project is scheduled to commence construction in 2027 and achieve operations in late 2028. Commercial operations under the PPA are scheduled to start in May 2029. Avantus plans to own and operate facility.

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California Approves Enron 750 Megawatt Plant

LCG, Dec. 21, 2000--Enron North America said yesterday that it has received unanimous approval from the California Energy Commission for its 750 megawatt Pastoria Energy Facility, which is located in Kern County, southwest of Bakersfield. The project was announced in late 1998.

"This decision represents our second permit of an efficient, clean-burning power plant that will helpCalifornia overcome the tremendous energy shortfall the state has experienced this year," said DavidParquet, vice president, Enron North America.

The company recently sold its first project in California, the 508 megawatt Pittsburg District EnergyFacility, to Calpine Corp., which renamed it Los Medanos Energy Center, will build it and have it in commercial operation next year.

Parquet said "We have more than 2,000 megawatts of additional new projects under development in California, and we're eager to move forward with these plans to provide more generating capacity to the state."

So long as Californians keep burning megawatts as if they were free, the state need all the power plants it can get.

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