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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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PNM Begins Building 225 Megawatt Power Plant

LCG, Nov. 16, 2001--Public Service Co. of New Mexico broke ground yesterday on a new power plant in southern New Mexico near the chile pepper capital of Las Cruces.

The 225 megawatt natural gas-fueled plant will be built in two phases, with 135 megawatts produced in simple cycle scheduled to be in commercial operation by the end of October, next year. The plant will then be expanded to its full combined-cycle output by the fall of 2003.

"Building a new generating station reinforces our commitment to expand our wholesale business focus," said PNM Executive Vice President Bill Real. "It is also part of our promise to invest in New Mexico in order to improve the reliability of the regional power supply."

PNM said the new plant would sell its power into the Western wholesale market. The company noted that it had recently signed a contract with Texas-New Mexico Power Co. to provide electricity for that company's customers in southern New Mexico. Afton will supply some of that power.

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