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LCG, May 7, 2026--PJM issued today its Summer Outlook 2026, which forecasts sufficient generation for typical peak demand this summer. PJM states that it is prepared to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use during times of high system stress.
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LCG, May 6, 2026--Oklo Inc. ("Oklo"), an advanced nuclear technology company, announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the Principal Design Criteria (PDC) topical report for the Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR), which is currently under construction in Idaho. The PDC topical report establishes a regulatory framework that defines the fundamental safety, reliability, and performance requirements to guide future reactor licensing and design activities, and the approved report should simplify future applications and reduce the need to re-review established material.
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Industry News
CA Utility's Deregulation Suit Tentatively Dismissed
LCG, January 9, 2003-Pacific Gas & Electric Company's suit against California regarding price regulation has been tentatively dismissed.PG&E, the utility and unit of PG&E Corporation, claims that electricity from its nuclear and hydroelectric generating facilities was unfairly subject to regulation by the California Public Utilities Commission in the beginning of 2001.According to PG&E, California allowed the company's generators to sell electricity at market prices by the passing of AB 1890. During the energy crisis, the state passed AB 6X, which kept the nuclear and hydro power under state price regulation.PG&E claims that AB 6X is the equivalent of breach of contract, as the company believes AB 1890 functions as a contract. The company asserts it lost $4.1 billion as a result of state controlled prices. Superior Court Judge Joe Gray found that the initial law did not constitute a contract, although his ruling is only tentative.The case comes at a time when California is trying to find the source of the spiking electricity prices of 2000 and 2001. Energy suppliers have insisted that limited generating capacity and the high price of natural gas, which fuels many generators in California, forced up the price of electricity that they produced. Therefore, market price for electricity in general was very high. As PG&E's production costs for hydro and nuclear generation were not dependent on the price of natural gas, it could have earned higher returns from the market.PG&E is slated to emerge from its bankruptcy some time this year, although its legal route to recovery is still being argued in court.
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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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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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