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Minnesota PUC Approves Operations Extension for Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

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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PGE Announces Addition of 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Improve Grid Reliability and Costs

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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Slovakia Privatizes Energy (a Bit)

LCG, May 22, 2002-The government of Slovakia decided to allow the sale of 49 percent of each of three electricity distributors.

Final approval for the sale came after three weeks of delay, which saw discussions between parties within the group responsible for approval.

49 percent of Zapadoslovenska Energetika AS will be sold to Germany's E.On for €330 million ($304 million). RWE Plus will buy the same percent of Vychodoslovenska Energetika AS for €130 million ($120 million), and Electricite de France will buy 49 percent of Stredoslovenska Energetika for €158 million ($145 million).

Having chosen from 10 bids, the Slovak government is selling its assets with the help of HSBC Holdings, CAIB Securities, and BNP Paribas, and expects payment within three months.

The sale of Slovak electricity generator Slovenske Elekrarne AS will wait until after fall elections.

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