News
LCG, July 18, 2025--Talen Energy Corporation yesterday announced it has signed agreements to acquire Caithness Energy’s Moxie Freedom Energy Center (Moxie) in Pennsylvania and Caithness Energy and BlackRock’s Guernsey Power Station (Guernsey) in Ohio. Talen expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to free cash flow per share by over 40 percent in 2026, and over 50 percent through 2029. The net acquisition price is $3.5 billion after adjusting for estimated tax benefits, or approximately $3.8 billion gross.
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LCG, July 16, 2025--Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), together with Brookfield Renewable (Brookfield) and Google yesterday announced a first-of-its-kind Hydro Framework Agreement (HFA) to deliver up to 3,000 MW of carbon-free hydroelectric capacity across the nation
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Industry News
Market Manipulation Lawsuit Thrown Out
LCG, January 8, 2003--A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by Snohomish County Public Utility District against eight energy companies.Judge Robert Whaley of the U.S. District Court of Southern California stated that the case brought forth by the Snohomish PUD should be handled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission because of the potential effects of a ruling in the case.Snohomish PUD alleges that several companies intentionally worked together to manipulate the electricity market in order to inflate electricity prices. Those companies named in the suit are Reliant Resources, Inc., PG&E Energy Trading, Duke Energy Corp., Sempra, Mirant Corp., Powerex, Xcel Energy, Inc., and Williams Cos.Judge Whaley decided that FERC should be responsible for the lawsuit because the issues involved are under the authority of FERC.Snohomish PUD intends to appeal the decision with the Ninth Circuit. The utility district is also waiting on complaints that it filed with FERC.Snohomish PUD is also participating in settlement talks with American Electric Power Company regarding an energy contract.
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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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