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
Southeast Chicago Plant Dedicated
LCG, Oct. 18, 2002--A new 350-megawatt peaking plant, the Southeast Chicago Energy Project, is beginning operatons, with a dedication cermony being held today.The plant, owned by Exelon Corporation and Peoples Energy Corporation consists of eight gas turbines, equipped with dry, low-nitrogen oxide burner controls. The controls will reduce emissions at the plant. The chairman, president and CEO of Peoples Energy, Thomas M. Patrick, said "We are committed to providing Chicago and the region with a clean-burning natural gas-fired electricity. Partnering with Exelon to develop this project helps us deliver on that promise while continuing to provide value to the Midwest energy marketplace."
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UPLAN-NPM
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