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PJM Reports Resources Are Adequate to Meet Growing Summer Demand

LCG, May 7, 2026--PJM issued today its Summer Outlook 2026, which forecasts sufficient generation for typical peak demand this summer. PJM states that it is prepared to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use during times of high system stress.

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NRC Approves Oklo's Principal Design Criteria Topical Report for Aurora Powerhouse

LCG, May 6, 2026--Oklo Inc. ("Oklo"), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the Principal Design Criteria (PDC) topical report for the Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR), which is currently under construction in Idaho. The PDC topical report establishes a regulatory framework that defines the fundamental safety, reliability, and performance requirements to guide future reactor licensing and design activities, and the approved report should simplify future applications and reduce the need to re-review established material.

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Ann Curtis has been promoted to vice chairman of Calpine Corporation. Curtis, who has been in the power industry for over 20 years, founded Calpine Corporation, and led its initial public offering, the largest IPO in the independent power industry at that time.

Robert D. Kelly has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer of Calpine Corporation. Kelly succeeds Ann Curtis in that role. Kelly will continue as president of Calpine Finance Company. Before joining Calpine in 1990, Kelly was marketing manager of Westinghouse Credit Corporation, starting the Energy Finance Division's Western Region.

Calpine Corporation has promoted Eric N. Pryor to the dual positions of deputy chief financial officer and chief risk officer for Calpine Corporation. Pyror joined Calpine in 1995 as a senior analyst, and was recently senior vice president of finance.

The board of the Ohio Electric Utility Institute (OEUI) announced that it has elected Greg Ficke as a director and vice chairman of OEUI, the non-profit state trade association representing investor-owned electric companies in Ohio. Fice is president of the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company, a subsidiary of Cinergy Corp.

Jane F. Kelly has been elected assistant corporate secretary and assistant counsel for South Jersey Industries and corporate secretary for South Jersey Energy. Kelly has served as the executive director of the New Jersey Utilities Association and assistant counsel to former Governor Thomas Kean.

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