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LCG, April 29, 2025--Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) today outlining the state’s plans to administer programs related to carbon storage wells, known as Class VI wells. The MOA signing is a required step in the RRC’s application to be granted authority to permit Class VI wells in the state of Texas. EPA is currently preparing a proposed approval of RRC’s primacy application.
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LCG, April 24, 2025--Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) announced yesterday an agreement with Calpine Corporation (Calpine) to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per annum (MTA) of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired facility located near Houston, Texas. This is part of Calpine’s Baytown Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project that is designed to add CCS for the facility’s CO2 emissions. The Calpine facility could then provide a 24/7 supply of low-carbon electricity to the Texas grid plus steam to nearby industrial facilities.
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Industry News
Allegheny Plans 88 Megawatt Pennsy Power Plant
LCG, Aug. 2, 2001--Allegheny Energy Supply said yesterday that it will build 88 megawatts of natural gas-fired merchant generating capacity in Guilford Township, near Chambersburg, Pa.The company, which is the unregulated generating subsidiary of Allegheny Energy Inc., said it would install two 44 megawatt combustion turbines on a five-acre site on the northern edge of the town of Marion."Allegheny Energy Supply is pleased to announce construction of its newest generating facility inGuilford Township," said Michael P. Morrell, the company's president. "The facility will give us access to East Coast markets for electricity and it will help enhance the power supply in the local area."Allegheny said it has received all necessary permits and construction has begun. Commercial operation is expected to begin by the end of this year."Allegheny's goal with all of its generating facilities is to be a good corporate neighbor andenvironmental steward," Morrell said. "The Guilford Township Generating Facility will meet or exceed allexisting environmental regulations."
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