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TerraPower Announces Start of Construction on First Utility-Scale Advanced Nuclear Plant in Wyoming

LCG, April 23, 2026--TerraPower announced today the official start of construction on its Kemmerer Unit 1 nuclear power plant, which could be the first utility-scale advanced nuclear power plant in the United States. In early March, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it had authorized the staff to issue a construction permit for Unit 1 commercial nuclear power plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

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TVA Announces Two Energy Storage Agreements Totaling 425 MW/1,700 MWh

LCG, April 22, 2026--The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) yesterday announced two new, 20-year agreements for a 225 MW/900 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in East Tennessee and for a 200 MW/800 MWh BESS project in northern Alabama. Both projects are planned to commence commercial operations in 2029.

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More Firms Bare Exposure to Enron Fallout

LCG, Dec. 3, 2001--Twenty more companies were added over the weekend to the list of 33 energy and financial firms admitting to exposure to millions of dollars in losses that could result from the collapse of Enron Corp.

Standard & Poor's said on Friday it has reviewed a number of credit derivative transactions in which Enron appears and found exposure to the company in three different types of these transactions. Divided among these deals, direct Enron credit exposure potentially could total $3.3 billion.

To the list of 33 potential losers reported in this space last Friday, these companies can be added:

  • ABM Amro - 110 million euros ($98 million U.S.).
  • Abbey National (UK) - 115 million ($164 million U.S.).
  • Aegon NV (Netherlands) - loans of $300 million.
  • Denbury Resources - about $26 million.
  • FPL Group - about $2 million.
  • John Hancock Financial Services Inc. - $320 million exposure to Enron's bonds, about one third of that debt secured.
  • International Power Plc - less than 2 million.
  • KCS Energy Inc. - around $3.8 million from hedges and oil and gas sold through Enron units.
  • MetLife Inc. - $63 million.
  • National Fuel Gas - $10.4 million.
  • Nicor Inc. - under $5 million.
  • Oneok Inc. - under $40 million before tax.
  • PG&E Corp.'s National Energy Group - uncollateralized exposure of about $8 million plus commodity hedge contracts with a market value of about $70 million based on forward prices.
  • Principal Financial Group - $171 million, plus another $50 million from investments in Enron-related entities.
  • Royal Bank of Scotland - 600 million ($856 million U.S.).
  • Sony Bank - $3 million.
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. - $210 million.
  • UtiliCorp United Inc. - two unsecured promissory notes totaling $31.5 million.
  • Westport Resources - less than $3.2 million in commodity sales contracts.
  • Wiser Oil - $6.1 million in 2001 and 2002 hedges.
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