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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
Gas Prices Provided by Williams for Indexes Were False
LCG, Oct. 25, 2002--Natural gas traders for Williams Cos. reported false gas trades to industry publications, Williams announced today following an investigation into the matter.The Commodities Futures Trading Commission is currently investigating the circumstances under which the false reporting by some traders took place, with the cooperation of Williams. A survey of anonymous traders is made by publishers of price indexes, which are used in many contracts to determine the terms of settlement. Dynegy and American Electric Power indicated last week that the prices of some trades reported to Platts, a McGraw-Hill Cos. division, had been false.Williams does not report trading information to industry publications at present, following its significantly reduced emphasis on trading operations. The company is now trying to improve its liquidity through asset sales.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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