News
LCG, August 15, 2025--Xcel Energy announced that the company received state approval yesterday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to extend operations of the Prairie Island nuclear plant through the early 2050s. Prairie Island has two units that have a combined generating capacity of 1,100 MW. The units’ current operating licenses expire in 2033 and 2034.
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LCG, August 7, 2025--Portland General Electric (PGE) today announced the completion of three, four-hour lithium-ion utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Oregon, adding 475 MW and more than 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. Each of these BESS facilities can deliver power during peak demand or when other electric generating facilities are limited, which improves system flexibility, reliability and costs.
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Industry News
Newsmakers
Green Mountain Power Corporation nominated Nordahl L. Brue chairman. Brue, who has served as company director since 1992, will take the place of Thomas P. Salmon, who has held the position for 19 years. AES Corporation has selected Mark Fitzpatrick to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Electropaulo, a Brazilian energy distributor. Fitzpatrick previously served as Executive Vice President in charge of operations in Europe and Asia. AES has also appointed Ann Murtlow President and Chief Executive Officer of Ipalco, an Indianapolis utility. She has served previously as Managing director of AES Horizons and was in charge of developments throughout Central and Eastern Europe. PPL Generation has appointed Bryce L. Shriver to the post of senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. Shriver's addition to the company comes as Robert G. Byram retires from the position after serving for five years. Reliant Resources Inc. has brought in Stephen Naeve to take the role previously played by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Ledbetter. Naeve will serve as company president, although Ledbetter will remain chairman and CEO.
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